#car

I'm too old to be ignorant as I am." --Twelve-year-old Gabriella to the general, who does not want her to know about Emmett Till and the world's brutality. ↗

— Elle Thornton

#historic-fiction #military-history #north-carolina #race-relations #young-adult-fiction

I really don't know why Scarlett has such appeal. When I began writing the sequel, I had a lot of trouble because Scarlett is not my kind of person. She's virtually illiterate, has no taste, never learns from her mistakes. ↗

— Alexandra Ripley

#because #began #had #her #i

Well, I liked it - that was the main thing. I liked it, but I didn't think of it in terms of a career. I didn't really know; I didn't really think about it. One thing just led to another until finally I quit my job as a salesman and found myself working as a photographer. ↗

— Herb Ritts

#another #career #finally #found #i

When I'm in the gym, I'm in the gym, and that is my focus. But when I'm not in the gym, I'm enjoying being a mom and taking care of those responsibilities .. They really do provide me with the balance that I need to be a more complete athlete. ↗

— Melanie Roach

#balance #being #care #complete #enjoying

We would make songs, and the producers said we should play it for my dad. I was kind of scared, I didn't know what to think cuz we were just joking around. ↗

— Lil' Romeo

#cuz #dad #i #joking #just

If you want to find out what a writer or a cartoonist really feels, look at his work. That's enough. ↗

— Shel Silverstein

#enough #feels #find #his #look

That's one of the ironies of our time: Right when we're on the edge of serious improvements in health care, we're also cooking the planet. ↗

— Kim Stanley Robinson

#care #cooking #edge #health #health care

I always wear SPF 30 sunscreen under my make-up, and I also wear a hat because taking care of my skin is important to me. ↗

— Brande Roderick

#always #because #care #hat #i

That's why I wanted to be part of this AIDS Project Los Angeles party. We help raise funds for those who are having a tough time with some very basic necessities, like shelter, food, and medical care. ↗

— Brande Roderick

#angeles #basic #care #food #funds

In his own mind, it was never a matter of courage. But courage it was. ↗

— Carl Hiaasen

#chomp #courage #courage