“In ways I don't entirely have the words for an experience, thought or a lesson isn't real for me until I've written down.” WayRealWrittenLessons Author:Alexandra Fuller
“I am becoming increasingly difficult to please as a reader, but I adore being surprised by a really wonderful book, written by someone I've never heard of before.” BookDifficultWonderfulWrittenHeardReaderBecomingPleaseAdore Author:Alexandra Fuller
“One of the things about being raised British in Africa is that you get this double whammy of toughness. The continent in place itself made you quite tough. And then you've got this British mother whose entire being rejects 'coddling' in case it makes you too soft. So there's absolutely nothing standing between you and a fairly rough experience.” MadeMotherCasesToughStandingRaisedBritishRejectsRoughContinentsAbsolutely NothingToughnessSelf Made Author:Alexandra Fuller
“There's a point at which writing a book, or a long article, begins to feel like mental labor, and it's too painful to connect in the world in any real way mid-process. The only way to survive is to write until it is all said and done.” WorldWayFeelsWritingLongSaidBookRealDoneProcessLaborPainfulArticlesWriting A BookSaid And Done Author:Alexandra Fuller
“Until I read Anne Frank's diary, I had found books a literal escape from what could be the harsh reality around me. After I read the diary, I had a fresh way of viewing the both literature and the world. From then on, I found I was impatient with books that were not honest or that were trivial and frivolous.” WorldWayBookRealityFoundLiteratureHonestFrankHarshDiariesImpatientLiteralFrivolousHarsh RealityNot Honest Author:Alexandra Fuller
“I think public service is a calling and you do it as long as the things that brought you into the office can continue getting you up in the morning and as long as there's still work to get done.” ThinkingLongStillsDoneMorningCallingOfficePublic Service Author:Anthony Foxx
“My first job entailed spending a summer working in a cornfield in Nebraska.” FirstsJobsSummerSpendingNebraska Author:Becca Fitzpatrick
“Oh, I'd say I like a meal as much as anybody. But I find a certain kind of foodiness silly, gluttonous and embarrassing.” KindCertainSillyMealsEmbarrassing Author:Jonathan Safran Foer
“My most noticeable physical trait is, hands down, my hair. It's big, unruly and curly, and you can spot it from a mile away... literally.” HandsBigsHairMilesSpotsTraitsMiles AwayUnruly Author:Becca Fitzpatrick