“I took the first James Kelman novel, 'The Bus Conductor Hines', home to my dad. I thought, 'My dad will like this; it's written in Scots.' But my dad said: 'I can't read that.' He was reading James Bond and John le Carre. That was part of what attracted me to crime - the idea of getting a wide audience.” FirstsSaidI CanIdeasHomeReadingNovelAudienceWrittenCrimeDadMy DadWideBusConductorScots Author:Ian Rankin
“I mangle phrases constantly. The other day I was chatting with my boyfriend and I said to him, 'He really sold him under the bus.' And he said, 'I think you meant 'threw him under the bus,' or 'sold him up the river.” ThinkingSaidRiversPhrasesBusMy BoyfriendChatting Author:Cristin Milioti
“[After a poor prognosis for recovery from her doctor following her 1990 bus accident] I said if it is up to me, I'm going to be OK.” IfsSaidPoorDoctorsFollowingAccidentsRecoveryBusPrognosis Author:Gloria Estefan
“When I first met with agents, they said, "Okay, you're going to play plumbers and mechanics and bus drivers and farmers. Go."” FirstsSaidPlayMetsOkayAgentsDriversBusFarmersThey SaidMechanicPlumberBus Driver Author:Nick Offerman