I've read every Madonna biography. I've also looked up every pop star to see how they first made it. The biggest thing… — Marina and the Diamonds Copy Share Image
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So many people had been asking me to write an autobiography, or threatening to write my biography without any input from me,… — Michael Palin Copy Share Image
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“The aim of science is to discover and illuminate truth. And that, I take it, is the aim of literature, whether biography… — Rachel Carson Copy Share Image
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It's so easy to use tired, shopworn figures of speech. I love using long, fancy words but have learned - mostly from… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
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I often tell people who want to write historical fiction: don't read all that much about the period you're writing about; read… — Thomas Mallon Copy Share Image
“...she herself loved the character of Elizabeth Bennet. "I must confess that I think her as delightful a creature as ever appeared… — Carol Shields Copy Share Image
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“Liberty is about being free and is granted by laws and conventions and government permissions. Freedom is about feeling free, and the… — Beth Kempton Copy Share Image
I don't consider 'American Rose' to be a biography so much as a microcosm of 20th-century America, told through Gypsy's tumultuous life… — Karen Abbott Copy Share Image
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“I must say that the charm of the Arctic, its infinite diversity, its aloofness from the rest of the world, made it… — Louise Arner Boyd Copy Share Image
“He always approached things with big ideas and objectives," Dan Evans said, "Find the best people you can to pursue those goals.… — Ronald Kessler Copy Share Image
It's time for male leaders to not only ask for binders of qualified women, but to re-write the definition of 'qualified.' The… — Madeleine M. Kunin Copy Share Image
