In Tasmania, an island the size of Ireland whose primeval forests astonished 19th-century Europeans, an incomprehensible ecological tragedy is being played out. — Richard Flanagan Copy Share Image
I knew there would be some controversy over the 'Potter' series between religious people and secular-minded people - that was inevitable -… — Michael O'Brien Copy Share Image
Professionalism in art has this difficulty: To be professional is to be dependable, to be dependable is to be predictable, and predictability… — John Updike Copy Share Image
There is a huge fan base; they're very knowledgeable and very loyal. I was astonished - before I started working on the… — Charles Dance Copy Share Image
Whenever television cameras are interviewing people in their homes, I tend to look over their shoulders and have a good snoop at… — Craig Brown Copy Share Image
I'm always astonished by a forest. It makes me realise that the fantasy of nature is much larger than my own fantasy.… — Gunter Grass Copy Share Image
I'm astonished by my success. I wrote because I needed to and wanted to. It never occurred to me that I'd become… — Danielle Steel Copy Share Image
Job was astonished at seeing Almighty God so intent on doing good to us that He seems to have nothing more at… — Alphonsus Liguori Copy Share Image
Did you hear the one about the elderly Jew on his deathbed who sent for a priest, after declaring to his astonished… — Alan King Copy Share Image
I'm always astonished to see how badly people can behave when they think no one is noticing. — Diane Mott Davidson Copy Share Image
I'm always astonished when I go into Barnes & Noble at the number of people buying books, of course, but also at… — Michael Korda Copy Share Image
I just am who I am. And then when people label me eccentric or different, I'm kind of astonished because I think,… — Daphne Guinness Copy Share Image
