#view

I think the 'New York Times' reviews overall tend to overlook popular fiction, whether you're a man, woman, white, black, purple or pink. I think there are a lot of readers who would like to see reviews that belong in the range of commercial fiction. ↗

— Jodi Picoult

#black #commercial #fiction #i #i think

An intelligent woman with allies can accomplish anything ↗

— Margaret Plant

#plant #spirits #intelligence

Book reviews have never helped me. Most of them erred in their interpretations and their work has been a waste of time. ↗

— Manuel Puig

#book #erred #helped #interpretations #me

It is the creator of fiction's point of view; it is the character who interests him. Sometimes he wants to convince the reader that the story he is telling is as interesting as universal history. ↗

— Raymond Queneau

#convince #creator #fiction #him #history

Who is better off? The one who writes to revel in the voluptuousness of the life that surrounds them? Or the one who writes to escape the tediousness of that which awaits them outside? Whose flame will last longer? ↗

— Roman Payne

#books #escape #flame #heroic #heroism

Yoga is wonderful. It clears up most health problems. It also gives you an overview. ↗

— Helen Reddy

#clears #gives #health #health problems #most

I don't know, in view of the situation and the act going where it was going, I don't know, the rage did go all over the place. It went to everybody in the room. ↗

— Michael Richards

#did #everybody #go #going #i

I think people forget that to be on the A list you first had to go through the original graded Parliamentary Selection Board. I did that and then like everyone else had the further interviews to get onto the A list. ↗

— Adam Rickitt

#did #else #everyone #first #forget

The world is full of opinions. But I am not searching for opinions, I'm searching for truths. ↗

— Richelle E. Goodrich

#attitude #fact #opinions #reality #richelle

In those days I would go for an interview and find myself competing with this other chap who would always be younger and taller, and much handsomer than I. ↗

— Edward G. Robinson

#chap #competing #days #find #go