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“I must have been about 11 when I read the book Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, which I read, over and over again.”

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Steven Knight, born in 1959, is a distinguished screenwriter known for his work across various genres, including crime, mystery, and science fiction. Knight is renowned for his unique narrative style and profound insights into human nature. more

“Suddenly, after years of television being the poor relation and film being everything, it now feels like film is a conjuring trick. It's like, "Oh, my god, how are you going to do that in 90 minutes, as opposed to eight hours?! I've got so little time to do this!" It becomes an art form, in itself. Doing both helps you do each one.”

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“There's more to come. Series 4 [of Peaky Blinders] is coming soon. But I'm proud of making my hometown, which is considered to be completely unfashionable, slightly fashionable. People actually know where it is now.”

People Knows Proud Series Fashionable Hometown Blinders

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“I've spent three hours with Snoop Dogg, talking about how he loved [Peaky Blinders series]. And David Bowie loved it. The late Leonard Cohen was a fan. It struck a chord with various people that I didn't think it would.”

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“Snoop [Dog] said [Peaky Blinders] reminded him of how he got involved with gang culture. It's always fantastically flattering when I see people dress like that and take on the look.”

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“I think God calls us to small things, to faithfulness right where we are, to just do the next thing.”

Thinking Next Small Things Faithfulness

Author:Ann Voskamp

“I was simply writing out our family stories in my online journal, scratching out what I want to remember, what I was wrestling out with God. Unbeknownst to me, two readers of the posts, both published authors, contacted their agent, Bill Jensen, within 24 hours of each other, encouraging him to drop me a line. Which he did.”

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Author:Ann Voskamp

“[Bill Jensen] shared his extensive publishing background with me, and prayerfully offered to work out a proposal and to see if God opened any publishing doors? I never get over the unexpected ways of God.”

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Author:Ann Voskamp

“The book [ One Thousand Gifts] took just over a year to write, on the fringe hours, early and late, around home educating 6 kids and farming and blogging.”

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Author:Ann Voskamp

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