The fleet being thus more inclosed will more readily observe the signals, and with greater facility form itself into the line of battle a circumstance which should be kept in view in every order of sailing.Quote by William Falconer about order, being
Agents are essential, because publishers will not read unsolicited manuscripts.Quote by Jackie Collins about essential
I consider everywhere I go research, so you will be reading about the Bahamas in a future novel! That's because I like to take my readers with me!Quote by Jackie Collins about research, future
I don't believe in writing anything that I don't know about or haven't researched about personally. I like to transport the reader to places, and in order to do that I have to do the research.Quote by Jackie Collins about research, haven, order, writing
I have written 20 books, and each one is like having a baby. Writing is not easy; some people want to write books but just can't put a story together. I can put together a story that interests both me and my readers.Quote by Jackie Collins about love, books, writing, people
I think I'm a born storyteller. Inspiration is all around me. I can read a newspaper article and come up with an idea for a book.Quote by Jackie Collins about inspiration, idea
I was never confident about finishing a book, but friends encouraged me. When I finished my first book, it was accepted by a publisher right away and became an instant bestseller. One male critic called it the most shocking book he ever read.Quote by Jackie Collins about literary critic, rightness
The biggest critics of my books are people who never read them.Quote by Jackie Collins about books, people
When I am writing it's a very lonely life, and I love getting onto my website and reading the letters from people.Quote by Jackie Collins about writing, love, life, people
The strongest results were in Florida and Texas. In just one year in a Texas charter school, an average student gained 7 percentile points in math and 8 percentile points in reading, while Florida charter schools improved student performance by 6...Quote by Maggie Gallagher about school
I really had a lot of dreams when I was a kid, and I think a great deal of that grew out of the fact that I had a chance to read a lot.Quote by Bill Gates about dream, chance
I read the script and try not to bring anything personal into it. I make notes, talk to the director and we decide what kinds of shades should be in the character.Quote by Dennis Farina about character
When you read about a jewelry robbery or a fine art robbery that goes off successfully, there are many more that don't go off.Quote by Dennis Farina about art, magic
I was only interested in my scene, and I had to go through thousands and thousands of other scenes. I got my scene and I read it many, many, many, many, many times. That was my research.Quote by Ralph Fiennes about research
When you go to areas that have poverty of that level, you're ready to feel shocked and some degree of shame, coming in as a rich westerner.Quote by Ralph Fiennes about shame, poverty, wealth
If I'm not afraid when I'm reading a script, that means I know I've done it before. If I read something and think, Wow, I can't play this part, then I want to play it more.Quote by Linda Fiorentino
I do notice that when I've been away and I come back to London. People look at you. People are ready to pick arguments.Quote by Colin Firth about nation, people