About Quote by Mary Nightingale Download Open image “'Rebecca' by Daphne du Maurier was the first grown-up book I read, when I was aged about 12.” — Mary Nightingale ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.6 out of 5 (7 ratings) Copy quoteShare About Book Books First Grown up Read
I read 'Rebecca' when I was a teenager and was swept away by the powerful voice, the gut wrenching suspense and the dark, twisted… — Lisa Unger Copy Share Image
I remember I had a copy of 'David Copperfield' that I lugged around at primary school. I started reading it when I was seven,… — Victoria Coren Mitchell Copy Share Image
Of all my childhood books, 'The Giving Tree and Hope for the Flowers' really did change my early world, but after reading 'Momo' in… — Devendra Banhart Copy Share Image
I never really had a childhood. I was around adults all the time. My favorite book when I was eight was “Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex - But Were Afraid to Ask”. I was not afraid to ask. — Drew Barrymore Copy Share
I first read science fiction in the old British Chum annual when I was about 12 years old. — A. E. van Vogt Copy Share Image
The first book that they gave me was Jeannie, a young teenager. I went on with her maybe ten books. — Dan DeCarlo Copy Share Image
Virginia Woolf's great novel, 'Mrs. Dalloway,' is the first great book I ever read. I read it almost by accident when I was in… — Michael Cunningham Copy Share Image
The first book I bought was 'Anne of Green Gables,' an edition that is beautiful and complete - one I hope to read with… — J. Courtney Sullivan Copy Share Image
When I was young, I really identified with Little Women by Louisa May Alcott, particularly the character of Jo. The book was written at… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
By the time I was 10 or 12, I had discovered the lure of the romance genre - and the dusty copy of 'The… — Sarah MacLean Copy Share Image
'Harry Potter' is the first book that ever got me into reading. I had to read it in year 7, for school, and then… — Danielle Macdonald Copy Share Image
I was a decent cook - competent enough to turn out the standard Eighties chalet fare: beef Wellington, banoffee pie, Delia's chocolate bread-and-butter pudding… — Mary Nightingale Copy Share Image
The challenge of election broadcasting is to stick to the story and line. — Mary Nightingale Copy Share Image
Stats are stats but if you want to be sure you're going to have, say, three children with no problems, you should start at… — Mary Nightingale Copy Share Image
It doesn't matter what you look like. If you can't do the job you will soon be found out. — Mary Nightingale Copy Share Image
I'm a good dressmaker. When I was a student I made all my own clothes, and earned good money making ball gowns and wedding… — Mary Nightingale Copy Share Image
Gradually, we fell in love with camper-vanning. It's a strange business to begin with - rather like driving a large, rather flimsy cardboard box.… — Mary Nightingale Copy Share Image
I was offered a screen test for a business show on Japanese TV. I did it for a laugh, really, and I got the… — Mary Nightingale Copy Share Image
It's not your job to be warm on the news; you can be empathetic, but you can't emote. That can be difficult sometimes -… — Mary Nightingale Copy Share Image
I didn't come from the sort of family where Daddy would provide - so I had to work. — Mary Nightingale Copy Share Image
First off, it's a bit of a tired old chestnut that if a woman is pretty than she can't be bright. God what are… — Mary Nightingale Copy Share Image
Newsrooms are still highly competitive, demanding environments. You have to be robust to hold your own amidst the alpha males and females. — Mary Nightingale Copy Share Image
If you ask an introvert a question, wait until she thinks about it. Introverts think before speaking, not through speaking. If you want to… — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
I talk to my mates about our kids, being too tired and being worn out. — Holly Willoughby Copy Share Image
With 'Pretty Girls,' I saw the opportunity to talk not just about crime but what crime leaves behind. — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
I write about presidents. That means I write about guys - so far. I'm interested in the people closest to them, the people they… — Doris Kearns Goodwin Copy Share Image
That's something a lot of folks don't know about me - I'm pretty darn funny. — Michael Jai White Copy Share Image
I don't think about the press or the crowds or the other leaders of the race. The focus is only on myself. As soon… — Magdalena Neuner Copy Share Image
Sport is not just about entertainment. It is equally about winning and losing, pooling and galvanising the energy of the youth, upgrading people's physical… — Nita Ambani Copy Share Image
One of the ways that I discovered my confidence and my ability to overpower is becoming a mother. Suddenly, my world wasn't about myself… — Lights Copy Share Image
I didn't want to do 'Fashion Police' because I thought, 'This is stupid, this is beneath me, who wants to talk about fashion?' It… — Joan Rivers Copy Share Image
I just worried about my weight. Worried about my appearance and thought I wan't pretty enough to be a pop star. It was very very strange. — Judith Durham Copy Share