Sara Sheridan Quotes
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I had loved poetry and the theatre. Now I loved adventure more.
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Books exist for me not as physical entities with pages and binding, but in the province of my mind.
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An aunt is a safe haven for a child. Someone who will keep your secrets and is always on your side.
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To me, reading through old letters and journals is like treasure hunting. Somewhere in those faded, handwritten lines there is a story that has been…
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While I'm frustrated at the amount I'm expected to take on in the present, the 1950s woman was frustrated by being excluded - not being…
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I had never really understood what an adventure life could be, if you followed your heart and did what you really wanted to do, which…
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I don't choose between my house phone and my mobile. I don't choose between my laptop and my notebook. And I don't intend to choose…
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I believe the era of the militant lady is back.
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People make interesting assumptions about the profession. The writer is a mysterious figure, wandering lonely as a cloud, fired by inspiration, or perhaps a cocktail…
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Today women have the rights and equality our Victorian sisters could only dream of, and with those privileges comes the responsibility of standing up and…
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I didn't expect to love being online as much as I do. I've met some wonderful people and discovered that however arcane some of my…
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History is full of blank spaces, but good stories, invariably, are not.
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For a novelist, the gaps in a story are as intriguing as material that still exists.
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I'm a library user and I just don't hoard books. To me, they're for sharing.
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Like most little girls, I found the lure of grown-up accessories astonishing - lipstick, perfume, hats and gloves. When I write female characters in my…
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I've found myself moved by letters and diaries in archives as well as trashy, summer blockbusters. It's possible to make a connection with any kind…
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There is something particularly fascinating about seeing places you know in a piece of art - be that in a film, or a photograph, or…
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I care about a lot of issues. I care about libraries, I care about healthcare, I care about homelessness and unemployment. I care about net…
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It may take a village to raise a baby, but hell! it takes an army to produce a book.
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Writers are a product of where we come from but by looking at alternatives to the culture in which we live, we can find ways…
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