Quotes About Author

From a linguistic point of view, you can't really take much objection to the notion that a show is a show is a show.

The view that we hold in Iraq now is this - that democracy is associated with elections. I believe that elections are possible.

From a purely ethnological point of view, I was not a period-born Dada.

As a romance novelist, I have a rather skewed view of babies. You see, they don't typically fit into the classic structure of the romance novel - romance is about two people finding each other and falling in love against insurmountable odds. Babies... well... babies are complicated.

My view was that government officials could not sit on the board of the central bank, and I am very happy that has been upheld.

'The Scarlet Gospels' does, by general consensus, seem to mark a new high - or low, depending on your point of view - in its excessiveness, in its extremities.

I don't give any merit to criticism. 'Country Girls (Shake it for Me),' I can see where people view that as sexist, but I just view that as having fun.

Looking back at my early career, I had a positive view of technology and its potential. It was a happy time, that's for sure.

My readers often tell me that what they admire about my books is my ability to write from so many points of view. My challenge to myself is whether I'll ever be able to write a novel just from one point of view. It seems impossible.

If I was asked to do a film that was just trying to sell a political point of view or religious point of view, I wouldn't do that because that's a bad script.

I do not believe that I will ever write an adult novel from an animal's point of view unless someday it becomes suddenly appealing to me to make a narrator a mentally ill pet. Never say never.

From my point of view, there is a tremendous amount to be said for secular humanism.

I often will write a scene from three different points of view to find out which has the most tension and which way I'm able to conceal the information I'm trying to conceal. And that is, at the end of the day, what writing suspense is all about.

The left has viewed the coronavirus pandemic as a political 'opportunity' from the start.

He looked disheveled and disreputable, like an outlaw on the run. A smile came to his lips, while he stared at her intently. "It seems I can't stay away from you," he said.

FERNSBY, I'M ELOPING." After settling Helen and Carys at his house, Rhys wasted no time in going to his office and summoning his private secretary for an emergency meeting. The statement was received with impressive sangfroid: Mrs. Fernsby displayed no reaction other than adjusting her spectacles. "Where and when, sir?" "North Wales. Tonight

No one's ever told me that I'm a comfortable sort. I'm sure I don't like it. I'll have to do something diabolical soon to correct your impression.

There's no such thing as a tax on happiness," Helen said, rubbing her forehead. The countess regarded her with rueful sympathy. "My poor girl... it certainly can't be had for free.

Revenge,' he said softly, 'is the act of a despicable and petty character. Which is no doubt why I've always enjoyed it so much.

Don't tell me you don't trust me, Lucinda. For the way I exercised such commendable restraint last night, I deserve a medal, not suspicion.

You're not supposed to be on the bed," he told the puppy. "It's contractually prohibited.

Something else is bothering you. Tell me what it is and I'll fix it." "You can't." "Try me.

I had imagined that a man who owned a department store would be very charming and put people at ease." West grinned at that. "He can be. But the moments when he's charming and putting people at ease are when he's most dangerous. Never trust him when he's nice.

It's no simple task to find someone to love. You make it sound as easy as shopping for a good melon." "Obviously you've done neither of those things. Finding someone to love is considerably easier than finding a good melon.