I think that when Tolkien created Gollum and the ring, he even expressed in his biography that he never really knew what… — Richard Armitage Copy Share Image
I don't see that my age has anything to do with what is between the covers of my book, any more than… — Eleanor Catton Copy Share Image
“The French army had crowned a campaign of extraordinary successes by defeating the Austrians at Jemappes and pressing on to occupy a… — Mike Jay Copy Share Image
I just love biography, and I'm fascinated by people who have shifted our destinies or our points of view. — Richard Attenborough Copy Share Image
“As a pauper, the obvious destination for James Tilly Matthews was the Bethlem Hospital, already long known in popular slang as Bedlam.… — Mike Jay Copy Share Image
“Feeling free is a choice that is ours for the making, ours for the taking at any time, at any age. ” — Beth Kempton Copy Share Image
Reading history is good for all of us, he says, not surprisingly, perhaps, but his rationale is a fresh, somewhat bracing thought:… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Once undressed I felt less exposed. (...) Naked was my uniform. (...) There was no pressure to conform.” — Aiden Shaw Copy Share Image
“For a once renowned woman who loved telling tales of dodging bullets, wielding grenades and subverting dogs trained to kill, Christine's story… — Clare Mulley Copy Share Image
“I am Orafoura, but you can call me Jarod Kintz. I’m fairly proud to proclaim that Dora J. Arod has me on… — Orafoura Copy Share Image
“On Saturday evening, August 5, 2017, FAPA announced and presented awards to the 2017 medalists at the FAPA President’s Book Awards Banquet… — Captain Hank Bracker, "Suppresed I Rise Copy Share Image
“The French revolution, he concluded, had not produced any new principles of truths, merely a mass of examples of how things could… — Mike Jay Copy Share Image
“And I *know* I wrote in the above that I hate biographies and reviews that focus on the psychological, surface detail, especially… — Kate Zambreno Copy Share Image
I don't think my writing has much to do with my age. For me, my biography is more about what I was… — Helen Oyeyemi Copy Share Image
“The history of an individual is a mystery to others. It is wonderful, fascinating, and motivating if revealed. The moment you learn… — Isaac Nash Copy Share Image
I liked Tom Bower's biography of Bernie Ecclestone, the former Formula 1 boss. — Theo Paphitis Copy Share Image
“He was able to sit in silence for long stretches without feeling a need to make small talk.” — Charles R. Cross Copy Share Image
“Perhaps the most difficult thing about loving and helping an addict, which most people who haven't been through it don't understand, is… — Mitch Winehouse Copy Share Image
“Freedom is found within, in the shape of our laughter and the way we love, in the truths that we live by… — Beth Kempton Copy Share Image
“My mother calls it 'the black tax.' Because the generations who came before you have been pillaged, rather than being free to… — Trevor Noah Copy Share Image
