The best way for me to procrastinate as a writer is research. Quiara Alegria Hudes procrastinateresearchwriter Change image and share on social
I really don't think of myself as a singer. I think of myself as an entertainer, and the best place I do it is onstage. Cheryl Mendelson entertaineronstageplace Change image and share on social
I don't think of myself as a role model for others, but I like to live my life by my own integrity. So, in that sense, I might be a positive influence. I do believe you should get over your insecurities and just try to be the best you can. Lily Cole influenceinsecurityintegrity share on social
I part-own a bookshop for some strange coincidence of reasons, and it is one of the best things I part-own in my life, or own in my life. I do not know, it just feels great. Lily Cole bookshopcoincidencefelt Change image and share on social
It was then, I think, that I discovered that the best way of bringing a medieval subject home to my generation was not to be medieval in its treatment. Laurence Housman bringdiscovergeneration Change image and share on social
As a friend once pointed out, the crotchety dowagers do tend to get all the best lines. That may be why I have so many of them in my books. Lauren Willig bookcrotchetydowager Change image and share on social
Do you know why dogs are man's best friend? It's because they're not in politics. Yitzhak Navon dogfriendman Change image and share on social
Anne Boleyn isn't a sympathetic character, but I like that she isn't a people pleaser. She's ambitious and manipulative, but she's honest. I'm biased, but I don't think a woman who has said 'no' to the King of England for six years would jump into bed with four of his best friends. She was a slick political mind. Lydia Leonard ambitiousannebed share on social
The best thing about art is that it is the one luxury in life that can be enjoyed by everyone. And it lasts forever. Lynda Resnick artenjoyforever Change image and share on social
Our relatives form the natural setting of our childhood. We understand ourselves best and are best understood by others through the persons who came nearest to us in our earliest years. Lucy Larcom childhoodearlyform Change image and share on social