"My parents were liberal intellectuals but even they expected me to stay at home and look after my younger siblings and do the housework."

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"The loss of liberty at home is to be charged to the provisions against danger, real or imagined, from abroad."

James Madison, American President

Home, Danger, Liberty, Loss

"America feels like home as much as it does here. Although it's a strange situation as I feel almost like I'm in no-man's land some of the time, because although I'm a resident, I still can't vote so I don't really have a say in what goes on where I live."

Rick Allen, American Musician

Home, Time, America, Land

"The United States has made a massive effort since the end of the Second World War to secure the dominance of its films in foreign markets - an achievement generally pushed home politically, by writing clauses into various treaties and aid packages."

Fredric Jameson, American Critic

Home, War, Achievement, Effort

"My home was 25 miles from the gulf, and I did not want to see it become a shorefront property."

John Breaux, American Politician

Home, Property, Want

"I knew I was coming home, I thought they would consider acquittal, I was disappointed that they didn't."

Louise Woodward, British Celebrity

Home, Thought

"So people ought to be free to leave here, but there ought to be opportunity for them to come home."

Bill Janklow, American Politician

Home, People, Opportunity

"The heart of the home beats in the kitchen and a healthy one beats three times a day."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Home, Heart, Kitchen, Health

"Ned made a tremendous rattling, at which Bullet took fright, broke his bridle, and dashed off in grand style; and would have stopped all farther negotiations by going home in disgust, had not a traveller arrested him and brought him back; but Kit did not move."

Augustus Longstreet, American Lawyer

Home, Disgust, Style

"Having covered some half a hundred cities, towns, villages, and wide spots in the road during the last tow years, George and I fairly wallowed in the comfort of our own home base."

Martin Milner, American Actor

Home, Cities, Comfort, Road

"The best way of keeping a secret is to pretend there isn't one."

Margaret Atwood, Canadian Novelist

Home, Loss, Belonging, Emotion

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"I live and die with the Chicago Cubs."

Identity

"Most people don't have the money to spend on advertising to create awareness among readers, nor do they have the contacts at newspapers or magazines to get their books reviewed."

Money

"You get weird and unsettling behaviour in the country."

Nation

"I'm lucky in having found the perfect partner to spend my life with."

Life

"I spent 10 years as a marketing manager. I've found my experience in the financial world invaluable background for writing about white-collar crimes."

Experience

"I went to college at the University of Kansas, where I got a degree in political science."

Science

"I had wanted to write Ghost Country for a long time, but it wouldn't work."

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"The loss of liberty at home is to be charged to the provisions against danger, real or imagined, from abroad."

"America feels like home as much as it does here. Although it's a strange situation as I feel almost like I'm in no-man's land some of the time, because although I'm a resident, I still can't vote so I don't really have a say in what goes on where I live."

"The United States has made a massive effort since the end of the Second World War to secure the dominance of its films in foreign markets - an achievement generally pushed home politically, by writing clauses into various treaties and aid packages."

"My home was 25 miles from the gulf, and I did not want to see it become a shorefront property."

"I knew I was coming home, I thought they would consider acquittal, I was disappointed that they didn't."

"So people ought to be free to leave here, but there ought to be opportunity for them to come home."

"The heart of the home beats in the kitchen and a healthy one beats three times a day."

"Ned made a tremendous rattling, at which Bullet took fright, broke his bridle, and dashed off in grand style; and would have stopped all farther negotiations by going home in disgust, had not a traveller arrested him and brought him back; but Kit did not move."

"Having covered some half a hundred cities, towns, villages, and wide spots in the road during the last tow years, George and I fairly wallowed in the comfort of our own home base."

"The best way of keeping a secret is to pretend there isn't one."

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"I live and die with the Chicago Cubs."

"Most people don't have the money to spend on advertising to create awareness among readers, nor do they have the contacts at newspapers or magazines to get their books reviewed."

"You get weird and unsettling behaviour in the country."

"I'm lucky in having found the perfect partner to spend my life with."

"I spent 10 years as a marketing manager. I've found my experience in the financial world invaluable background for writing about white-collar crimes."

"Sisters in Crime now has more than 4,000 members worldwide."

"I realised I'd never climb Everest but thought I could still write a book."

"The crime novel has always been my favourite genre."

"I went to college at the University of Kansas, where I got a degree in political science."

"I had wanted to write Ghost Country for a long time, but it wouldn't work."