I do see, in some younger writers, elements and things that I have used – and I am very touched and flattered because I am part of a tapestry that is being absorbed by authors. – Isobelle Carmody
The tabloids, instead of being about alien babies and stuff, it’s my triplets, quadruplets, marriages, feuds. – Jennifer Aniston
Hackney at certain epochs has given itself suburban airs and graces, before being slapped down and consigned once more to the dump bin of aborted ambition. – Iain Sinclair
The Conservatives must realise that being sceptical is different from being phobic in what is an interdependent world. – John Bercow
I grew up with three sisters, so I got used to being around them and all of their worries about fashion and what they are wearing. – Israel Broussard
We’re raising a generation of kids who are being overly praised for incredibly minor accomplishments. I think it’s counter-productive. – J. K. Simmons
The interesting thing about overeating or being obese is there’s this physical manifestation of it. – Jami Attenberg
Rituals are important. Nowadays it’s hip not to be married. I’m not interested in being hip. – John Lennon
There is no harm in being sometimes wrong – especially if one is promptly found out. – John Maynard Keynes
