"Perhaps, all writers walk such a line. In general - as we all do in our dreams - I believe I put something of myself into all the characters in my novels, male as well as female."

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Rose Tremain

#Dream Quotes #Believe Quotes #Character Quotes

“I was turned down by every record label in L.A. Perseverance is three quarters of the game. Talent's only a quarter. Being able to withstand the word 'no' over and over can build you a pretty tough skin. I knew if I just kept at it, at the very least I'd get better at my craft.”
“I am of course getting angry if biologists try to use the general concept 'chance' in order to explain phenomena which are so typical for living organisms as, for instance, those appearing in the biological evolution.”
“I'm sure coach Frank Rijkaard will want the Dutch to go on and score a fourth now - although obviously they'll have to score the third one first.”
“I have very limited craftsmanship. And a lot of the stuff I make plays on that.”

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“Mountaineering is a complex and unique way of life, interweaving elements of sport, art and mysticism. Success or failure depends on the ebb and flow of immense inspiration. Detecting a single rule governing this energy is difficult - it arises and vanishes like the urge to dance and remains as mysterious as the phenomenon of life itself.”
“Helping someone come to a saving knowledge of Christ is the greatest achievement possible.”
“I make war on the living, not the dead.”
“How can you analyse what is funny? What's funny to one isn't funny to another... What's funny to you is a personal thing.”

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