“I enjoyed the whole process of learning and was always happy when autumn came and school or college started up again.” Quote by Claire Tomalin
“As he approached his 28th birthday in February 1840, Dickens knew himself to be famous, successful and tired. He needed a rest, and he made up his mind to keep the year free of the pressure of producing monthly installments of yet another long novel.” YearsMindLongMadeNovelSuccessfulNeededPressureTiredFebruaryDickens Author:Claire Tomalin
“The pressure to being a comedian is being funny, but I've given that up, so there is no pressure whatsoever.” GivenPressureComedianBeing FunnyNo Pressure Author:Gilbert Gottfried
“Biographers use historians more than historians use biographers, although there can be two-way traffic - e.g., the ever-growing production of biographies of women is helping to change the general picture of the past presented by historians.” WayTwoHelpingUsePastGrowingProductionsHistorianTrafficBiographiesTwo WaysPast PresentBiographers Author:Claire Tomalin
“All the people I have written about remain with me - perhaps they are my closest friends.” PeopleWrittenClosestClosest Friends Author:Claire Tomalin
“The young Dickens was so alive, so self-confident, so funny.” SelfYoungAliveDickensSelf Confident Author:Claire Tomalin
“By the time I went up to Cambridge, I was extremely quiet and well behaved, although I now meet people who remember me as not like that at all.” PeopleWellsRememberQuietRemember MeCambridge Author:Claire Tomalin
“In my own case I have frequently faced the pitcher when I had no desire whatever to hit. I wanted to get a base on balls.” WantedDesireMy OwnCasesBallsPitcher Author:Johnny Evers
“I am convinced that in my own career I could usually have hit 30 points higher if I had made a specialty of hitting.” IfsMadeMy OwnCareersHigherConvincedHittingSpecialty Author:Johnny Evers
“I believe that being dependent makes you more vulnerable. I believe work is the greatest gift you will ever receive.” BelieveI BelieveVulnerableDependentGreatest Gifts Author:Steve Southerland
“If you love helping people, and you love trying to bring comfort and peace to their life at a very, very difficult time, youre going to have to look pretty hard to find a profession that gives you more opportunities than the funeral business.” PeopleIfsGivingTryingLooksHardHelpingOpportunityDifficultComfortProfessionFuneralHelping PeopleDifficult Times Author:Steve Southerland