#ch

I'm one of those writers who, when writing, believes she's god-and that she hasn't bestowed free will on any of her characters. In that sense there are no surprises in any of my books. ↗

— Lynn Abbey

#believes #bestowed #books #characters #free

My writing has to support more than my research habit, but I love to curl up with a book about some dusty corner of history. ↗

— Lynn Abbey

#book #corner #curl #dusty #habit

Of life's two chief prizes, beauty and truth, I found the first in a loving heart and the second in a laborer's hand. ↗

— Khalil Gibran

#chief #first #found #hand #heart

It gets so boring at home. After all, how many reruns of Abbott and Costello movies can a guy watch on television? ↗

— Bud Abbott

#after #boring #costello #gets #guy

Because when you watch U.S. television, all the presenters and reporters, they're all out of central casting. ↗

— Diane Abbott

#casting #central #out #reporters #television

Finally, there's a sense in which I look at this Westminster village and London intelligentsia as an outsider. ↗

— Diane Abbott

#i #intelligentsia #london #look #outsider

Gun crime is a major cause of fear and distress throughout the UK. The problem is deeply entrenched in a wide range of social and cultural factors and therefore not an isolated issue. ↗

— Diane Abbott

#crime #cultural #deeply #distress #entrenched

I'm a West Indian mum and West Indian mums will go to the wall for their children. ↗

— Diane Abbott

#go #i #indian #mum #their

It's very lonely bringing up a child on your own. ↗

— Diane Abbott

#child #lonely #own #up #very

Tackling childhood obesity is key. ↗

— Diane Abbott

#key #obesity #tackling