“I go through the text making sure I haven't used any big words. If I find any fancy adjectives have crept in, I replace them with small words like 'nice' and 'big'. I've liked these words ever since I was told not to use them in English class at school. After that, I check that the sentences are short so as people won't get confused and I shorten all the chapters so they won't get bored. I can't read anything complicated these days, my attention span is too short. Everyone else probably feels the same.” PeopleIfsFeelsI CanUseBigsSchoolUsedAttentionClassNiceHavensComplicatedSentencesChecksThese DaysBoredConfusedFancyChaptersToo ShortAdjectivesAttention SpanEnglish ClassSmall Words Author:Martin Millar
“A big success can be very confusing if it comes too early in your life. When you are young, you are more vulnerable to vanity. I was 36 when I wrote The Shadow of the Wind and the success of it was very gradual. If you have this kind of success straight off, I think there is a danger you can become an idiot, because you don't have a perspective. It hasn't changed me a lot. I fly first class now. But those things don't change you. If I am pretentious, I was before, I haven't changed. The only thing is, I am less anxious now.” IfsThinkingFirstsKindBigsYoungClassHavensDangerChangedWindPerspectiveShadowVulnerableVanityIdiotAnxiousConfusingPretentiousDon't ChangeFirst ClassShadow Of The WindI Haven't Changed Author:Carlos Ruiz Zafon
“Having someone in your class call you fat, ugly, too tall and so on, you start to think all those things about yourself. And if you're like me, those words are played on repeat inside your head. When I was at home, I felt loved and safe. My sisters were always a safe haven for me. I knew they would always play with me and make me feel like I was one of them. Now we have so many more social outlets, there are so many ways to be stalked and bullied. If social media is too much for you to handle then don't have a Twitter or Facebook account, just be yourself. Be who you want to be.” IfsThinkingWayWantFeelsPlayHomeSocialFeltClassToo MuchMediaHavensSafeAccountsUglySocial MediaHandleLike MeFatsRepeatsBeing YourselfTallAbout YourselfMy SisterOutletsBulliedJust Be YourselfSafe Haven Author:Khloe Kardashian
“I'm a Conservative, but I talk for the ordinary working classes. I get on with the boys at the pub, but I can also mix with Prince Andrew. I understand both levels. The toffs haven't lived in council estates; they've just known big mansions. How can they understand how the postman feels? I would never say no to becoming an MP.” FeelsI CanBigsLevelsKnownClassBoysHavensBecomingOrdinaryConservativeEstatesWorking ClassCouncilMansionsAndrewPubsPostmanMpsCouncil Estates Author:Vinnie Jones
“Witnessing Panama's overnight transition from banana republic to middle-class retirement haven is like watching the Univision version of Extreme Makeover: it feels so tacky but you can't change channels because you just have to find out what happens next.” FeelsHappensNextClassMiddleHavensExtremesVersionsMiddle ClassRetirementRepublicTransitionCan't ChangeBananasPanamaTackyMakeovers Author:Andrew Evans
“Of course I haven't seen it! I wouldn't look at anything of Kim Kardashian's. I have never seen that show. I just think the Kardashians are just so cheap! No class.” ThinkingLooksShowsCoursesClassHavensKim Author:Brigid Berlin
“It's not that difficult to play well and win titles in a team like Barcelona, but it's in the national side where you see a player's true class. That was the case with figures like Pele, Diego Maradona and Zinedine Zidane. With Spain, Iniesta has shown that he is among the best players of all time and that's why I rate him higher than Messi or Ronaldo. Even though the latter two have incredible scoring records for their clubs, they still haven't won anything with Argentina or Portugal respectively.” WellsStillsTwoPlayWinningDifficultSidesClassCasesRecordsPlayerTeamHavensFiguresHigherRateIncrediblesClubsAll TimeTitlesLatterSpainBest PlayersBarcelonaArgentinaMessiPortugalMaradonaZidaneIniesta Author:Boris Becker
“I haven't taught creative writing all that much (my CW teaching consists of a few summer workshops for elementary school children and an eight-week class for older adults), and I don't really know what my teaching style is yet.” KnowsWritingChildrenSchoolClassCreativeWeekTeachingStyleHavensTaughtSummerAdultsEightCreative WritingWorkshopsElementary SchoolOlder Adults Author:Mary J. Miller
“I'm a product of state schools. I had a working-class family. We had no books. I was the first to go to college. But I didn't really think about it, or about making money. I was just going to be an artist, and I've been fortunate. I've never had to work for anybody nor have I had to write for money. Maybe that's another reason that I've been able to be productive. I haven't had to use my writing to make a living.” ThinkingWritingFirstsBookStatesReasonUseAbleSchoolArtistClassHavensCollegeProductsMaking MoneyFortunateProductiveWorking Class Author:T.C. Boyle