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		We have a largely materialistic lifestyle characterized by a materialistic culture. However, this only provides us with temporary, sensory satisfaction, whereas long-term satisfaction is based not on the senses but on the mind. That’s where real tranquility is to be found. And peace of mind turns out to be a significant factor in our physical health too.
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
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		I'd never rule anything out, to be honest with you, whether it be the small of volunteer status for a community organization or national politics, who knows? 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Vance McAllister 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Sometimes I post something unwittingly that connects with women. But I never think, 'OK, let's take a shirtless picture for the girls.' 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Maluma 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		If you're writing a scene for a character with whom you disagree in every way, you still need to show how that character is absolutely justified in his or her own mind, or the scene will come across as being about the author's views rather than about the character's. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Tana French 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Growing up in Dumfries, I got no sun - I spent all my time in my room making records. When I came to America, it made me recognise the benefits of sunlight. Oh, and I also got a good haircut. I used to have a terrible haircut. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Calvin Harris 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Hemingway was a jerk. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Harold Robbins 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I was just learning to play guitar when Tracy Chapman came out. She wrote these songs, she played them by herself and I so admired her for that. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Madeleine Peyroux 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
		
		
	
	
	
	
		If I could ever be on a Missy Elliott record, I could then die. Missy Elliott, Mary J. Blige - I love hearing them interviewed, I love the way they talk about their art. They're very self-assured, they're funny, they're inviting. I love it. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Neko Case 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Skip meeting him? The butterflies, the pounding heart, the blushing? The part where you enter each other's magnetic fields for the first time, and it's like invisble lines of energy are drawing you together- 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Laini Taylor 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I like to hear about what people do. That's more interesting than talking about what the hell I do. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				John Madden 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		It's funny because before I joined the cast of 'Heroes,' I was an insomniac. I have suffered from insomnia for, like, so long. Now that I'm on the show, seriously - I sleep like a baby. I'm so tired all the time. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Dana Davis 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		If readers tell you that stretches of dialogue or narrative were too long, that they couldn't tell who was talking, that's something that can be fixed. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				John Sandford 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		We have a largely materialistic lifestyle characterized by a materialistic culture. However, this only provides us with temporary, sensory satisfaction, whereas long-term satisfaction is based not on the senses but on the mind. That’s where real tranquility is to be found. And peace of mind turns out to be a significant factor in our physical health too. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Dalai Lama