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“Every book you pick up has its own lesson or lessons, and quite often the bad books have more to teach than the good ones.”

Book:On writing: a memoir of the craft

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On writing: a memoir of the craft

This book is a blend of personal anecdotes and professional guidance for writers. The author shares his journey as a writer, offering wisdom on storytelling, character development, and the challenges of the writing life. more

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Stephen King

Stephen King, born on September 21, 1947, is a renowned American author. His works primarily focus on horror, fantasy, and science fiction, and have won him a wide audience. King has received numerous literary awards in the United States, including the Edgar Allan Poe Award and the World Fantasy Award. more

“I have no problem with plus-size term because it kind of saved my life; however I don't love that we have to give each other titles. I don't think that there's any reason I should be any different than a size two girl. But I'm not embarrassed of that term. I'm lucky that I have a place where I can model and be healthy.”

Thinking Giving Kind Different Reason Problem Girl Term Healthy Lucky Embarrassed No Problem

Author:Crystal Renn

“I walked into my agency and I said, "You know what? I can't do this. You're telling me I need to go on a diet? My diet is already zucchini only. What do you want me to do?" And basically, they gave me two options: either stay the way I was and do commercial work, or do plus size modeling. I remember having the usual salad but I added walnuts and salmon and olive oil and I thought, "The world didn't blow up!"I felt fantastic. I wanted to keep that feeling so I made a decision that day that I didn't care. There was more money to be made being healthy.”

World Feelings Care Remember Decision Healthy Blow Fantastic Want Me Modeling You Want Me Do You Want Me

Author:Crystal Renn

“We're fighting a stigma: fat. People are really scared of fat. And I think we need to change people's minds and show that you can be bigger and you can be beautiful just as you are. It's about being and loving yourself and once I discovered that, life got much easier.”

People Thinking Mind Beautiful Fighting Scared Loving You Stigma

Author:Crystal Renn

“It's so hard to give beauty a meaning. I actually find quite a lot of beauty in really painful things. Really grotesque things. Things that are disturbing. I think as you go and as you see things in the world, your idea of beauty expands and I think I'm lucky because I've been exposed to so many different types of beauty and I've realized that any feeling you cherish is beautiful.”

Thinking World Giving Different Feelings Beautiful Lucky Painful Cherish

Author:Crystal Renn