“People think I get this free wardrobe but, sadly, that's not the case. I sometimes sell my unwanted clothes and shoes at car-boots so I can buy more - that's my guilty secret.” PeopleThinkingI CanSometimesSecretCasesCarClothesSellsShoesGuiltyBootsWardrobeUnwantedClothes And Shoes Author:Nicki Chapman
“When I bought my first house in London with my husband-to-be, our surveyor said: "Nicki, you're paying top dollar, but it's not an investment," and I said: "But we're buying a home, not an investment."” FirstsSaidHomeHouseHusbandDollarsInvestmentLondonBuyingMy HusbandSurveyorsHusband To BeBuying A Home Author:Nicki Chapman
“Thirty-nine was the best year of my life earnings-wise. I paid off my mortgage and felt a massive sense of achievement.” YearsFeltWiseAchievementPaidNineThirtyMassiveEarningMortgageBest YearPaid Off Author:Nicki Chapman
“[Mark] Twain was a publisher. He published General Grant's Memoirs (a big success) and had a hand in the publishing of many of his own books. He would, I think, be very keen about the question of how a book would sell.” ThinkingBookHandsBigsMarkSellsMemoirGrantsPublishingPublishersGeneral Grant Author:Hal Holbrook
“Please don't refer to me as "channeling Mark Twain." I'm an actor. Not a channeler. That word is an iPhone shortcut. Acting is more eloquent than that.” ActorsActingPleaseMarkIphoneEloquentShortcutsChanneling Author:Hal Holbrook
“[Mark] Twain is pointing at you. You, the reader of the book one hundred and thirty years ago and today. That is what has made it a great American novel and the most widely read book in American Literature around the world today.” WorldYearsMadeBookTodayLiteratureNovelReaderHundredYears AgoMarkMade ItAround The WorldThirtyPointingWorld TodayThirty YearsGreat AmericanAmerican Literature Author:Hal Holbrook
“This is a deep and personal topic in our society today. Read the papers. America is hurting because of it. For God's sake, speak up. Don't we need to learn respect for people's feelings? What is going to school for? To learn how to add?” PeopleNeedsFeelingsTodaySchoolAmericaSpeakHurtPaperAddSakeOur SocietyTopicsPapersSociety Today Author:Hal Holbrook
“Mark Twain married the daughter of one of New York State's leading Abolitionists, Jervis Langdon, who helped Frederick Douglass who became the great Negro leader to escape from slavery.” StatesLeaderNew YorkMarriedDaughterMarkSlaveryAbolitionistNew York State Author:Hal Holbrook