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Quotes by English Authors
"That's me. I can be me a bit at home, but I'm kind of like a square peg in a round hole."
"German readers are much like Brits or Americans: They read for the thrill of it, the occasional shudder down the spine, knowing it's not real - but looking over their shoulders anyway, just in case."
"With my somewhat vague aspiring mind, to be imprisoned in the rude details of a most material life was often irksome."
"If you have got the public in the palm of your hand, you can be sure that is where they want to be."
"If you do not think about your future, you cannot have one."
"I'm not good enough, technically, to be a classic musician. I lack discipline."
"My company is known for being funny as well as moving. You get a bit of everything in these shows. I think people know they're going to have a surprising experience."
"The camera does not like acting. The camera is only interested in filming behaviour. So you damn well learn your lines until you know them inside out, while standing on your head!"
"Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think."
"The true function of a writer is to produce a masterpiece and no other task is of any consequence."
"Hopefully everybody will just let me get on with my life. I'm going to."
"There is not enough celebration of companionship. Relationships aren't just about eroticism and sexuality."
"Such is the nature of men, that howsoever they may acknowledge many others to be more witty, or more eloquent, or more learned; yet they will hardly believe there be many so wise as themselves."
"I was very sad to hear of the death of Ronnie Barker, who was such a warm, friendly and encouraging presence to have when I started in television. He was also a great comic actor to learn from."
"The money that we make from the company goes into The Body Shop Foundation, which isn't one of those awful tax shelters like some in America. It just functions to take the money and give it away."
"And though it is much to be a nobleman, it is more to be a gentleman."
"People have described me as a management bishop but I say to my critics, Jesus was a management expert too."
"I suppose it hacks me off sometimes when people go on about all the other stuff, because I have really worked hard at my game, and I've been incredibly dedicated in getting myself fit, and getting my game right."
"In emerging democracies like Russia, in authoritarian states like Iran or even Yugoslavia, journalists play a vital role in civil society. In fact, they form the very basis of those new democracies and civil societies."
"The end result of kindness is that it draws people to you."
"He had a way with him. Before you had a chance to say no, he was there and done. That only happened to me once before, with a duke, who literally swept me off my feet, and before I knew what was happening, we'd done it. Another terrible mistake."
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