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Being a journalist, being exposed to the world, to social injustice, to intolerance, growing up here, under apartheid, benefitting from that, has all shaped who I am and what my passions are, and of course that's going to come through in my writing. Lauren Beukes apartheidbenefitexpose share on social
I moved to New York for love, and it was a disaster, in 2000. And then I had American friends who had lived in South Africa, and they were in Chicago. They said, 'Come and spend some time with us, and we'll help you get over it.' Lauren Beukes africaamericanchicago share on social
Twitter is amazing. I advertised for the position of research assistant on Twitter, and both of my researchers came from there. Lauren Beukes advertiseamazeassistant Change image and share on social
Justice consists in doing no injury to men; decency in giving them no offense. Marcus Tullius Cicero consistdecencygive Change image and share on social
I do read a lot, and I think in recent years the ratio between the amount of non-fiction and fiction has tipped quite considerably. I did read fiction as a teenager as well, mostly because I was forced to read fiction, of course, to go through high school. Daniel Tammet amountconsiderablyfiction share on social
It's good to like yourself, and that only comes from hard work, from doing. But vanity is dangerous; it can trip you badly. Pierce Brosnan badlydangerousgood Change image and share on social
