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Sri Lanka is an island that everyone loves at some level inside themselves. A very special island that travellers, from Sinbad to Marco Polo, dreamed about. A place where the contours of the land itself forms a kind of sinewy poetry. Romesh Gunesekera contourdreamform share on social
'Commonwealth' is not a word I ever used growing up in Colombo. There, in the late 1950s, it would have meant little more than New Zealand lamb and Anchor butter at the cold stores. Romesh Gunesekera 1950sanchorbutter Change image and share on social
Sri Lanka is a part of my background: it's not where I live, but it's what I want to explore. And I find it works very well to explore through fiction. Romesh Gunesekera backgroundexplorefiction Change image and share on social
I didn't want to be famous. I just wanted to earn enough money to have a nice life and enjoy acting. David McCallum actearnenjoy Change image and share on social
I'm always embarrassed by those rugby player autobiographies which get written by journalists. Peter Jackson autobiographyembarrassjournalist Change image and share on social
With my early work I got eviscerated by my male professors, and so you learned to disguise your impulses, as many women have done. And that's definitely changed. Judy Chicago changedisguiseearly Change image and share on social