Claire Tomalin Quotes

Dickens was a part of how the whole celebration of Christmas as we know it today emerged during the 19th century.

Claire Tomalin

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When I wrote 'Fight Song,' I was in a particular low point. I needed to remind myself to not give up, that I still believed in myself and that I still had fight left.

Rachel Platten
- Up
- Song
- Myself
The only thing that matters is what happens on the little hump out in the middle of the field.

Earl Weaver
- Little
- Matters
- Field
I am obsessed with the Great Depression and with former showgirls - and the Victorians - the idea of wistful, dark romance.

Karen Elson
What makes for a good argument, at bottom, is being more prepared than anyone else in that courtroom, and being willing to fight to tell your client's story - the story of why the right view of the law and my client's interests are one and the same.

Patricia Millett
- Good
- Why
- Law
I discovered Einstein said the same thing about his celebrated theories of relativity that writers say about their work when he said he didn't have any feelings of personal possession of these ideas. Once they were out there, they came from somewhere else. And that's exactly the feeling when you write. You don't feel possessive about it.

E. L. Doctorow
- Work
- Feeling
- Ideas
My government has the challenge of addressing the issue of gas. The issue of gas cannot be addressed today without the participation of all Bolivians alike.

Carlos Mesa