"You cannot predict literary success; the only way you can possibly aim for it is to do your thing and do it well."

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Source : "Emma Donoghue: the books interview" by Sarah Crown, www.theguardian.com. October 19, 2012.

Emma Donoghue

#Way Quotes #Aim Quotes #Wells Quotes

“The notion that you have a blind trust but you can tell your trustee when to sell stock in it just doesn't make any sense. It means you have a seeing eye trust and not a blind trust. It's ridiculous.”
“I think what the American people want more than anything else is a strong and decisive leader.”
“Do not waste time bothering whether you â€˜loveâ€™ your neighbor; act as if you did. As soon as we do this we find one of the great secrets. When you are behaving as if you loved someone, you will presently come to love him.”
“Good hitters don't become intimidated. They become infuriated.”

Source : Interview with Matt Warden, riveraveblues.com. June 12, 2013.
“Success is not measured by what you do compared to what somebody else does. Success is measured by what you do compared to what you are capable of doing.”
“I stopped in the full force of a patch of sunlight in the lobby window and let my skin soak up the energy. I hadnâ€™t realized I needed it until it reached inside and stilled me in a way that only Davidâ€™s touch had been able to achieve. â€œWhy does that feel so good?â€ I asked. â€œAnd donâ€™t tell me itâ€™s because weâ€™ve been shut in a room for days.â€ â€œLike calls to like,â€ he said. â€œYouâ€™re made of fire now.â€ â€œSo Iâ€™m going to feel like this every time I pass an open flame? Great. Firegasm.”
“I have the responsibility to work hard and get ready so we can take this team where we need to go.”
“As an actress, you have to keep yourself fresh and new.”

Source : "Jaime Winstone: 'The thought of working with my dad was scary'". Interview with Tim Lewis, www.theguardian.com. September 24, 2011.

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