“If I have smashed the traditions, it was because I knew no traditions.” IfsTradition Author:Maud Adams
“Sometimes it seems that we are successful only because we have not tried hard enough for our best. We do the hard thing, and one day we succeed, and many things are made plain to us.” MadeSometimesHardEnoughSeemsSuccessfulOne DaySucceedHard Things Author:Maud Adams
“When I was about 15... I made my first attempt as a leading lady, and was, of course, a complete failure.” FirstsMadeCoursesLeading Ladies Author:Maud Adams
“You may shelve your Shakespearian plans for the present. I am going to play Peter Pan.” MayPlayPlansPeter Author:Maud Adams
“I don't really consider any of my novels 'crime' novels.” NovelCrimeCrime Novels Author:Megan Abbott
“I think it was Freud who said that we're all arrested at a certain age. For me, it was always 13.” ThinkingSaidAgeCertainArrested Author:Megan Abbott
“I think there are two prevailing views of the suburbs in the States: either they're this sort of tedious place, where everyone is the same, buys the same food and drives around in their little minivans, or the view is that the suburbs are extremely perverse in a humorous way.” ThinkingWayLittlesTwoStatesViewsHumorousTediousSuburbsPrevailingMinivans Author:Megan Abbott
“I wrote my graduate thesis at New York University on hard-boiled fiction from the 1930s and 1940s, so, for about two years, I read nothing but Raymond Chandler, Dashiell Hammett, James Cain and Chester Himes. I developed such a love for this kind of writing.” WritingYearsKindTwoHardFictionNew YorkUniversityTwo YearsGraduates1930sThesisCain Author:Megan Abbott
“Running on different types of racetracks is challenging - not only for the drivers, but even more for the team members who have to make adjustments to the cars before each race.” DifferentRunningChallengesRaceTeamCarTypeMembersDriversAdjustmentTeam Member Author:Michael Andretti