Lisa Jewell Quotes
'Ralph's Party' was a romantic comedy, and at the end of it, the two main characters, Ralph and Jen, kiss for the first time and think they're going to be happy together. Then, 10 years later, I wrote a sequel in which they've been together for 10 years and are about to split up.
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You had to go to a different part of town from where I was to get Muddy Waters singles. I had him on singles.
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You have to have an idea of what you are going to do, but it should be a vague idea.
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When all are wrong, everyone is right.
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In the experience of art, time seems not to exist.
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What's great about musicals is their energy and go-for-brokeness - stopping the story to sing and dance. How can you not love that?
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The moment you give up your principles, and your values, you are dead, your culture is dead, your civilization is dead. Period.
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I had so many freckles that my mother used to say that they were kisses from the angels. I still have them.
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If we go back in the history of different nations, violence and the use of force are part of their heritage. These are the traditions of mankind.
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I learned that if you're going to be a troublemaker, you don't want a ton of witnesses, because there's inevitable fallout from living like you're in 'Lord of the Flies.'
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As long as government is allowed to collect all Internet data, the perceived exigency will drive honest civil servants to reach more broadly and deeply into our networked lives.
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I think that, to be an artist, you have to have a big enough ego to believe that people out in the world want to see what you think is a good idea. And if you don't have that sense of ego, then the minute that idea goes into the world, self-doubt kicks in.
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I'd probably put myself in the top 1% in knowledge of blight in the city of Detroit.
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I have been, and will remain, outspoken in my insistence that Israel has a right to live in peace and security.
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My hero wants to belong too, but he doesn't want to give up all the things he came to value in the west.
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I think a lot of people are drawn to seeing people that want to be better. We see it in ourselves.
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On many accounts, Cornwall may be regarded as one of the most interesting counties of England, whether we regard it for its coast scenery, its products, or its antiquities.
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In skating over thin ice our safety is in our speed.
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I worked in rep for six years, then I came to London and to the National Theatre. What's better than that?
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Who knows the end? What has risen may sink, and what has sunk may rise. Loathsomeness waits and dreams in the deep, and decay spreads over the tottering cities of men.
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I wouldn't want them to feel lonely or outcast ever in any way. And no matter where they were in the world, I'd want them to always feel incredibly confident about who they were and proud.
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For the most part, people don't know who I am.
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Writing with you is the only thing that keeps me alive.
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As a songwriter, you always look for guys that you can write good with. Show up, have an idea, knock it out of the park.
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'Ralph's Party' was a romantic comedy, and at the end of it, the two main characters, Ralph and Jen, kiss for the first time and think they're going to be happy together. Then, 10 years later, I wrote a sequel in which they've been together for 10 years and are about to split up.
