“If you're just sitting around home it's just too easy to sit around and smoke pot all day and never get anything done.” Quote by Ralph Reese
“Continuity was the kind of place where anybody who came into the city from out of town to deliver some work could come over and hang out and we'd go down and have a few drinks.” KindCitiesDrinkTownsDown AndHanging OutContinuity Author:Ralph Reese
“Renaissance man, woman, either way it's a worthy pursuit! Like the painters of Emilia's day, I was raised in an environment that encouraged creative expression. Both my parents were artists, who didn't think much of TV and refused to upgrade our old black and white set. To entertain myself, I made art and wrote puppet shows.” ThinkingMenWayArtMadeShowsArtistParentBlackWhiteCreativeEnvironmentExpressionTvsRaisedWorthyPursuitPainterBlack And WhiteMen WomenRenaissancePuppetsCreative ExpressionRenaissance ManPuppet Shows Author:Mary Pope Osborne
“hough I was creative, I also liked math and science. At Knox College, I studied creative writing and earned a degree in chemistry, thinking I would attend medical school. Ultimately, I decided that a career in nursing would allow more time for pursuing other creative interests. While I worked as an RN, I wrote stories inspired by my patients, designed t-shirts, and made hand-painted sandals.” ThinkingWritingMadeStoriesHandsSchoolInterestCareersCreativeCollegeDegreesDecidedInspiredPatientMathMedicalShirtsMore TimeChemistryT ShirtCreative WritingNursingMath And ScienceMedical SchoolSandals Author:Mary Pope Osborne
“While I was drawn to the Renaissance, my first (unpublished) novels took place in modern times. When the subject of alchemy started creeping into my stories, an astute mentor observed that the bits about alchemy might fit better in another time frame. When I finally decided to weave the pieces about the medieval science into historical settings, a successful novel began to emerge. (And I dusted off that art history book, and put it to use once again.)” FirstsArtBookStoriesUseMightBitsNovelSuccessfulPiecesModernSubjectsFitDecidedHistoricalSettingSettingsMentorMedievalRenaissanceAlchemyArt HistoryHistory BooksModern TimesAnother TimeAstute Author:Mary Pope Osborne
“I tell you, it's funny because the only time I think about HIV is when I have to take my medicine twice a day.” ThinkingBasketballMedicineOnly TimeHiv Author:Magic Johnson
“As far as benefits to reading historical novels, there are several! For one thing, you learn about life in another era. Secondly, these novels help us to develop a deeper understanding of the legacy of women who came before us and the strides made by our ancestors.” MadeHelpingReadingUnderstandingNovelOne ThingBenefitsHistoricalDeeperErasLegacyAncestorStrideDeeper UnderstandingHistorical Novels Author:Mary Pope Osborne
“The historical novel gives us perspective on our modern lives and helps us connect with the story, which we are continuing ourselves.” GivingHelpingStoriesNovelModernPerspectiveHistoricalContinuingModern LifeHistorical Novels Author:Mary Pope Osborne
“Some people just have a natural gift and some people really have to work at it and I'm more of the second kind. I always had to grind it out, where from him it just flowed.” PeopleKindNaturalGrindNatural Gifts Author:Ralph Reese
“I used to pick up lettering jobs when I was first starting in the business like in between if I couldn't get other work.” IfsFirstsJobsUsedPicksStarting Author:Ralph Reese
“remember a feeling of excitement, of sudden inspiration, when I was visiting Giovanni Boccaccio's home in the walled village of Certaldo, outside of Florence. (Boccaccio was the medieval author of The Decameron.) It was as though I had met my muse! After this trip, I read The Decameron and began writing the Alchemy Series in earnest.” WritingFeelingsHomeInspirationRememberMetsSeriesExcitementVillageMuseEarnestMedievalVisitingAlchemyFlorence Author:Mary Pope Osborne