#tory

As a child, I read science fiction, but from the very beginnings of my reading for pleasure, I read a lot of non-fictional history, particularly historical biography. ↗

— Norman Spinrad

#biography #child #fiction #historical #history

I know you deserve better than me. You think I don’t know that? But if there was any woman made for me … it’s you. ↗

— Jamie McGuire

#dysfunctional-relationship #love-story #the-one #beauty

I try to write something that would interest anybody and keep them turning the page. You must have a plot and good storyline. ↗

— Ernest Gaines

#good #i #interest #keep #must

And me, myself personally, in order for there to be any kind of longevity there's gotta be some history. ↗

— Edwin Starr

#gotta #history #kind #longevity #me

People who have been made to suffer by certain things cannot be reminded of them without a horror which paralyses every other pleasure, even that to be found in reading a story. ↗

— Stendhal

#cannot #certain #certain things #even #every

The Clinton paradox: How could a president so intelligent, so compassionate, so public-spirited and so conscious of his place in history act in such a stupid, selfish and self-destructive manner? ↗

— George Stephanopoulos

#clinton #compassionate #conscious #could #his

I started boxing when I was eight. I enjoyed when I could hit someone and they couldn't hit me back. It was like a game for me. The feeling of knocking someone out. My first knockout victory was when I was ten. He went down and his nose started to bleed, so they stopped it. ↗

— Emanuel Steward

#bleed #boxing #could #down #eight

I would love to see Wladimir Klitschko fight Antonio Tarver for many reasons. One is Tarver talks a lot; he would build up a big fight. And Tarver is coming off of a great victory. So I think he would be a good opponent. ↗

— Emanuel Steward

#big #build #coming #fight #good

I like being in movies that have a great story. I'm not so interested in being a Hollywood star. It's a job, you know. When you wake up at six in the morning every day for a week, it feels like hard work. ↗

— Kristen Stewart

#day #every #every day #feels #great

Tony Kaye is great with that kind of stuff. Up until American History X, he had only done commercials. ↗

— Ethan Suplee

#american history #commercials #done #great #had