It's the swirling river of time that makes our identities, not the monochromatic simplicity of skin colour or the definitive lines of international borders. Giles Foden bordercolourdefinitive Change image and share on social
It's the tabloids, with their intense commercial need to get scoops to bring in readers, that run a regime of fear, where reporters are bullied, shouted at. That's where things go wrong. Nick Davies bringbullycommercial Change image and share on social
It's the teacher that makes the difference, not the classroom. Michael Morpurgo classroomdifferencemake Change image and share on social
It's the technique, I think, of writing a novel that is difficult for a nonfiction writer. E. O. Wilson difficultnonfictiontechnique Change image and share on social
It's the teenage and university crowd, so we give them lots of sex jokes and gross humour. Keenen Ivory Wayans crowdgivegross Change image and share on social
It's the texture of New York that people miss by filming elsewhere. There are layers and layers of character - even in the pavement - that you can't get anywhere else. And the speed that the people move. It's so different from other places. Richard Benjamin characterfilmlayer share on social
It's the thing I struggle with every day: the mental diligence and stamina needed to sit in front of the computer, open the file, start writing and to keep doing so, word after word, until I've created the next story. A combination of learning disability and chronic health issues make that the hardest thing for me. Nalo Hopkinson chroniccombinationcomputer share on social
It's the thing that you do well that brings you to prominence. The very thing that brings you to success can also be like a curse, because then people think that's all you can do. Christine Baranski bringcursepeople Change image and share on social
It's the thing they don't teach you in film school - what happens after you finish your movie. Leland Orser filmfinishmovie Change image and share on social
It's the things that you notice when you're not actually with your instrument that, in fact, become so interesting, and that you - you want to explore, through this tiny tiny surface of a drum. Evelyn Glennie drumexplorefact Change image and share on social