#ok

The thing I really look for in this business is there are guys who are into football and there are guys who are in the profession for other reasons. ↗

— Bill Parcells

#football #guys #i #into #look

When I was coaching with the Patriots, the players pulled a practical joke and I said, 'Do you think I'm Charlie the Tuna, like a sucker?' After that, they called me Tuna. ↗

— Bill Parcells

#called #charlie #coaching #i #joke

I went through a whole phase when I was younger of being obsessed with Tolstoy and Kafka and Camus, all those really, beautiful, dark depressing books. ↗

— Jessica Pare

#being #books #dark #depressing #i

One of my most exciting Saturday nights was just me and a bottle of wine and a crochet book. ↗

— Jessica Pare

#bottle #exciting #just #me #most

I realised I'd never climb Everest but thought I could still write a book. ↗

— Sara Paretsky

#climb #could #everest #i #never

I wish I could remember where I put things. I spend half my life looking for my keys. With the other half I look for my glasses. ↗

— Sara Paretsky

#glasses #half #i #i wish #keys

In 1986 we were trying to help women get in print, stay in print, and come to the attention of booksellers and libraries. At that time, books by men mystery writers were reviewed seven times as often as books by women. ↗

— Sara Paretsky

#books #booksellers #come #get #help

Most people don't have the money to spend on advertising to create awareness among readers, nor do they have the contacts at newspapers or magazines to get their books reviewed. ↗

— Sara Paretsky

#among #awareness #books #contacts #create

My parents were liberal intellectuals but even they expected me to stay at home and look after my younger siblings and do the housework. ↗

— Sara Paretsky

#even #expected #home #housework #intellectuals

No agent wants to see a book until he or she has decided whether to pursue the relationship. ↗

— Sara Paretsky

#book #decided #pursue #relationship #see