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" I have a staff, but I still work insanely hard. " - Perez Hilton

" I’m definitely a person who works well under pressure. " - Nia Jax

" I write very slowly. " - Carla Bley

" In terms of characters I wish I had created – just because I haven’t dealt with anything like them – I’m really impressed by characters who can endure over time, whether that be a long series run like a Harry Bosch, or a character who endures over generations and continues to please readers: Sherlock Holmes. " - Michael Koryta

" When I’m at home I’m Lee, I take out the rubbish and I take Molly to school in the mornings. When I’m working, I prefer to immerse myself in the material and then pop out the other end – even if it takes months. " - Lee Evans

" You’re made to feel ugly, and I made ugly beautiful. Just by sheer persistence. Nobody has the right to say that I am ugly, and I will not be a professional victim, you know. Sorry! " - John Lydon

" I fight with good strikers every day. " - Ben Askren

" I’m 62 years old, but I didn’t give up on my dreams. I just feel that God heard my cry, and he put the right people in front of me. " - Charles Bradley

" Dreams will get you nowhere, a good kick in the pants will take you a long way. " - Baltasar Gracian

" Every game is important equally. " - Xander Bogaerts