Events are the best teacher for us. You try to learn from people, there is always some bend to it. Yoko Ono bendeventlearn Change image and share on social
Custard is controversial: what makes it a custard, how best to cook it and, crucially, is it to be eaten or put in a pie and thrown? Yotam Ottolenghi controversialcookcrucially Change image and share on social
I think losing my father was OK in the sense that it's cool for me not to have a father; it's normal. I'm supposed to bury my father. But what I didn't realize was that my father was my best friend, and that still gets me... that still irritates me a lot. Lukas Forchhammer burycoolfather share on social
Oh, I love to read more than anything. I always love the 'New Stories From the South' anthologies - I think it's the best short fiction collection anywhere, just filled with treasures. Lucy Alibar anthologycollectionfiction Change image and share on social
One of the best parts of growing older? You can flirt all you like since you've become harmless. Liz Smith flirtgrowharmless Change image and share on social
You always want to go out there with the best book possible, so I listen to what my editors say, and even if they don't know how to fix it, I always seem to find a way. 'Trust Your Eyes' is the best book I've written, and I don't know if I can do any better. Linwood Barclay bookeditoreye share on social
Canelo's going to have his moments. I'm not saying he's not. But I'm going to have my moments. It will come down to who can finish off their moments and finish the fight the best. Liam Smith canelofightfinish Change image and share on social
When I decided to come back, I wanted to prove to the rest of the world I'm still the best. Lin Dan backdecideprove Change image and share on social
There is no secret. It is all about doing the same things time and time again. It is all about doing the best every day. Lin Dan daysecretthing Change image and share on social
Others, amounting to four novels and a mess of short stories which I did not think worth preserving, I have done my best to eliminate from the record by refusing all requests for permission to reprint them, and I hope I have done a good job of making them hard to unearth. Leslie Charteris amounteliminategood share on social