#up

I had to wait for a long time before I could support myself with writing. However, being a writer is what I have most wanted to be, from the time I was a child. ↗

— Margaret Mahy

#being #child #could #had #however

I once knew a house rather like The Land of Smiles - an old house occupied by a varied collection of young people, mainly students. However none of these people were true models for the characters in the book, though their way of life may have been. ↗

— Margaret Mahy

#book #characters #collection #house #however

I, personally, have found reading a continual support to writing. ↗

— Margaret Mahy

#found #i #personally #reading #support

I have a strong lead so far, and I would be proud to win it because it remains the summit for a skier. I also aim to collect several smaller crystal trophies at Are, especially the GS Cup. ↗

— Hermann Maier

#also #because #collect #crystal #cup

I'm happy to belong to this group of top champions having excelled here. ↗

— Hermann Maier

#champions #excelled #group #happy #having

If I remain healthy, I can win more races, but I don't think so much about setting new records. I'm already proud to have become the leading Austrian World Cup racer. ↗

— Hermann Maier

#already #austrian #become #cup #healthy

This time, I took it easier. I stood up before it so as not to crash again. ↗

— Hermann Maier

#before #crash #easier #i #stood

When I was a child, all I wanted was to enter the Austrian team and to compete on the World Cup tour. I had to fight hard to reach this. I wanted badly to win each race. ↗

— Hermann Maier

#badly #child #compete #cup #each

From the beginning, I wanted to live my own life, and patiently I shored up that desire against wind and tide. ↗

— Ella Maillart

#beginning #desire #i #life #live

Humanity is made up of an infinity of different individuals. Each of us travels for motives exclusively his own. ↗

— Ella Maillart

#each #exclusively #his #humanity #individuals