Jane Lindskold Quotes
Readers are always surprised to learn that authors have little or no input regarding the cover art for their books.
Quotes to Explore
-
My parents divorced when I was seven. Because divorce is messy, for good or ill, they sent me to boarding school.
-
When the Taiwan Relations Act passed in 1979, our biggest concern was preventing the use of military force against Taiwan. Little did we know that our friends on Taiwan could so effectively use the space created by our friendship to revolutionize their political system.
-
Some people ask, 'How do you attract the young and so many different people when your poetry is complicated and different?' I say, 'My accomplishment is that my readers trust me and accept my suggestions for change.'
-
Elvis was a big influence to my music, but Loretta Lynn was, as well.
-
I think if you are young and you have children, you still have so much to prove. When you have children later in life, you lose a bit of that urge for working.
-
Part of the way the work world works is not so much creating a separation between your work and your free time, but creating the illusion of a separation between your work and your free time. Every day is the weekend for me, which means I'm always busy.
-
One cannot be too careful in the selection of adjectives for descriptions. Words or compounds which describe precisely, and which convey exactly the right suggestions to the mind of the reader, are essential.
-
A lot of people who want to cook with less fat are surprised by that. You can cook vegetables in a little water in a covered pan and then throw the fat into the residual liquid to coat them.
-
I don't really have a main source for my style inspiration. It's really about however I feel about myself at the moment.
-
My mum and I do cardio kickboxing classes together.
-
Even the most embarrassing mishap can be spun into comedic gold.
-
Not long ago I made a list of Doc Ford books I would like to do, and I came up with 11 pretty easily. I like to let the characters go their own ways and see what happens. I find them fascinating.
-
All I remember is the last time I played a videogame, it was Space Invaders.
-
Upon the death of my father, our family and myself were emotionally and financially exhausted.
-
I didn't want to write a biographie romancee especially since I already write novels, nor did I want to challenge the rules of the biography game, arbitrary as those rules might be.
-
I've worked so hard for so long, and everyone's reaction has made me feel like... almost like they trust me, which is just a wonderful feeling. It pushes me to write things better and better.
-
To be in prison so long, it's difficult to remember exactly what you did to get there.
-
When people are taken out of their depths they lose their heads, no matter how charming a bluff they may put up.
-
Art is really about perception, and mine have been changed through visiting other realities.
-
I think that making a movie is not just making the movie - it is also about having thoughtful ideas and embracing all the aspects of its launch.
-
I think people should be able to do what they want to do.
-
Yeah loads of bruises and welts, usually around the hip, arse, thigh region and elbows. Elbows got knocked up big time, but it was so much fun. I hadn't done a meaty action film in seven or eight years, so it was fun to explore that aspect of storytelling again.
-
Readers are always surprised to learn that authors have little or no input regarding the cover art for their books.
