Donna Leon Quotes
I have always had a particular antagonism for the military.
Donna Leon
Quotes to Explore
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No matter how frustrated, disappointed and discouraged we may feel in the face of our failures, it's only temporary. And the faster you can stop wallowing in guilt, blame or resentment, the faster you can put it behind you.
Fabrizio Moreira
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Is it really true that religion makes people more kindly, generous, or loving? History tends to disprove this. The worst wars, the most vicious Inquisitions, the cruelest pogroms and persecutions, were both fomented and supported by religion.
Barbara G. Walker
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For the doubters out there, of course I was going to have help from Penguin's editorial team in telling my story, which I talked about from the beginning.
Zoe Sugg
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Radical Islamists spread from Western Africa through the Middle East, all the way to South Asia to sub-Indian continent.
Jack Keane
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I've been grateful that 'Time's' reach and mandate is so broad; anything you're interested in, you can usually write about.
Nancy Gibbs
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You measure a government by how few people need help.
Patricia Schroeder
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When you are racing in an able-bodied competition, you're all equal and you go out there and try your best, and that's what counts.
Natalie du Toit
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I can't do anything other than writing. I'm not very able, generally. If I'd not been a writer, I would probably be a very unsuccessful political adviser to someone or have worked for a council.
Jack Thorne
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Your protagonist is your reader's portal into the story. The more observant he or she can be, the more vivid will be the world you're creating. They don't have to be super-educated, they just have to be mentally active. Keep them looking, thinking, wondering, remembering.
Janet Fitch
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As it happens in relationships that are open and frank and based on mutual respect, you say things as you think them, and this doesn't mean that you don't work together in a constructive way.
Federica Mogherini
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I have always had a particular antagonism for the military.
Donna Leon