“To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already three parts dead.”
~ Bertrand Russell, b. 18 May 1872
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Tina Fey (b. May 18): “A rectal thermometer’s the best way to take a baby’s temperature…”
18 May
“A Harvard Medical School study has determined that rectal thermometers are still the best way to tell a baby’s temperature. Plus, it really teaches the baby who’s boss.”
~ Tina Fey, b. 18 May 1970
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David Byrne (b. May 14): “An artist’s creativity comes from torment.”
14 May
“I subscribe to the myth that an artist’s creativity comes from torment. Once that’s fixed, what do you draw on?”
~ David Byrne, b. 14 May 1952
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Harry Truman (b. May 8): “A statesman is a politician who’s been dead for 15 years.”
8 May
“A politician is a man who understands government. A statesman is a politician who’s been dead for 15 years.”
~ Harry S. Truman, b. 8 May 1884
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Eva Peron (b. May 7th): “One cannot accomplish anything without fanaticism.”
7 May
“One cannot accomplish anything without fanaticism.”
~ Eva Peron, b. 7 May 1919
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George Clooney (b. May 6th): “I’m really white trash.”
6 May
“I’m really white trash.”
~ George Clooney, b. 6 May 1961
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Tammy Wynette (b. May 5th): “It’s hard giving all your love to just one man.”
5 May
“Sometimes it’s hard to be a woman giving all your love to just one man.”
~ Tammy Wynette, b. 5 May 1942
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Audrey Hepburn (b. May 4th): “I don’t want to be alone, I want to be left alone.”
4 May
“I don’t want to be alone, I want to be left alone.”
~ Audrey Hepburn, b. 4 May 1929
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David Beckham (b. May 2nd): “I always wanted to be a hairdresser.”
2 May
“I always wanted to be a hairdresser.”
~ David Beckham, b. 2 May 1975
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Ian Rankin (b. April 28): “Most writers are just kids who refuse to grow up.”
28 Apr
Ian Rankin, born 28 April 1960, is a Scottish crime writer. His Rebus books have been translated into 22 languages and are bestsellers on several continents. He has won four Crime Writers’ Association Dagger Awards, an Edgar Award, and many others. Rankin is also the recipient of honorary degrees from the universities of Abertay, St Andrews, and Edinburgh.
Quotes:
- I still think most writers are just kids who refuse to grow up. We’re still playing imaginary games, with our imaginary friends.
- I don’t have many friends. It’s not because I’m a misanthrope. It’s because I’m reserved. I’m self-contained. I get all my adventures in my head when I’m writing my books.
- I think writers have to be proactive: they’ve got to use new technology and social media. Yes, it’s hard to get noticed by traditional publishers, but there’s a great deal of opportunity out there if you’ve got the right story.
- I’ve always written. At the age of six or seven, I would get sheets of A4 paper and fold them in half, cut the edges to make a little eight-page booklet, break it up into squares and put in little stick men with little speech bubbles, and I’d have a spy story, a space story and a football story.
- A lot of writers, especially crime writers, have an image that we think we’re trying to keep up with. You’ve got to be seen as dark and slightly dangerous. But I’m not like that and I’ve realised that I don’t need to put that on. People will buy the books whether they see a photo of you dressed in black or not.
On Writing:
I can’t write a novel when I’m travelling, but I can revise or edit, send emails and resolve plot problems. I’m envious of writers who can work on their books when they’re travelling, but I need my home comforts and certitudes – coffee, music, biscuits. I need to be in my office. It’s where I get to play God.
I’ll start with coffee and the papers, then maybe move on to emails. But eventually I’ll knuckle down. I have an office of sorts in my house. There will be music on the hi-fi, and I’ll sit on the sofa (if mulling), or at one desk (if writing longhand notes) or the other (if typing on to my laptop). My writing computer isn’t exactly state of the art – it can’t even access the internet – but I’ve written my last seven or eight novels on it, and it seems to work fine.
10 Rules:
- Read lots.
- Write lots.
- Learn to be self-critical.
- Learn what criticism to accept.
- Be persistent.
- Have a story worth telling.
- Don’t give up.
- Know the market.
- Get lucky.
- Stay lucky.
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