Charissa Thompson (Charissa Jean Thompson) Quotes
I have the best of both worlds. I can talk about Taylor Swift during the day, and at night I can sit in front of the TV and watch Thursday night football. At some point, if the two converge and it becomes one job where I can still talk about both, that would be amazing.
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Whenever I write, I'm always thinking of the reader.
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I don't mean to be funny.
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Do not hire a man who does your work for money, but him who does it for love of it.
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I used to go out wearing any old rubbish, no make-up, nothing, but since mobile phones, that has all had to stop. People do come up to you so often and say hello, or want a photograph, and I just can't do it anymore in what I used to wear. They don't want to be seen hanging off a rabid old granny any more than I do.
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One of the things that's really important in 'Queen of the Night' is how people communicate with their clothes.
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I have the best of both worlds. I can talk about Taylor Swift during the day, and at night I can sit in front of the TV and watch Thursday night football. At some point, if the two converge and it becomes one job where I can still talk about both, that would be amazing.
