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Sara Sheridan Quotes

Escapers were the cream of the crop Picture Quote #1

I am the Angel of Death to any kind of plant Picture Quote #1

I’m unique - a cosmopolitan mix Picture Quote #1

I realised early on that being an author is a hugely misunderstood job Picture Quote #1

While I’m frustrated at the amount I’m expected to take on in the present, the 1950s woman was frustrated by being excluded - not being allowed to take things on at all Picture Quote #1

I wrote ‘I’m Me’ because I was asked to write a children’s book Picture Quote #1

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Writers are a product of where we come from, but by looking at alternatives to the culture in which we live, we can find ways to change and hopefully improve it Picture Quote #1

I hope that, whatever happens within the publishing industry, because of the increased control writers have of their own careers, better sales information and the advent of the internet, that ultimately this change in our working environment will be a change for the better Picture Quote #1

It took a certain kind of person to come from luxury and seek out danger Picture Quote #1

I’d never be where I am if more successful writers hadn’t taken an interest in me and done me a good turn - be it chiming in with constructive criticism or giving me sound advice about my career plan Picture Quote #1

My identity has always been confused. Born in Edinburgh of a Scottish/Russian/Jewish mother and an English/Irish/Catholic father, there is no form of guilt to which I was not subjected in my childhood. Members of my immediate family live all over the world - a diaspora of cousins, aunts, uncles and more in a dizzying mix Picture Quote #1

I’m a library user and I just don’t hoard books. To me, they’re for sharing Picture Quote #1

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I have an ambivalent relationship with Margaret Thatcher. She came to power in May 1979 - a month before my 11th birthday. I was far too young to have developed a great deal of political awareness. I remember it, though - my mother excited at the dinner table because Britain had its first female prime minister Picture Quote #1

Covert operations relied on the unguarded slip, the unconscious choosing of one word over another Picture Quote #1

I believe that being able to communicate directly with readers is a boon. I certainly enjoy it as much as they do Picture Quote #1

For me, writing stories set, well, wherever they’re best set, is a form of cultural curiosity that is uniquely Scottish - we’re famous for travelling in search of adventure Picture Quote #1

We might give her presents, tell some tales, but would she ever be able to really understand what the journey had been like for us? Picture Quote #1

Something I notice speaking to writers from south of Hadrians Wall is that the culture is different. At base, I think Scotland values its creative industries differently from England Picture Quote #1

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Historical fiction of course is particularly research-heavy. The details of everyday life are there to trip you up. Things that we take for granted, indeed, hardly think about, can lead to tremendous mistakes Picture Quote #1

Like most little girls, I found the lure of grown-up accessories astonishing - lipstick, perfume, hats and gloves. When I write female characters in my historical novels, getting these details right is vital Picture Quote #1

I don’t choose between my house phone and my mobile. I don’t choose between my laptop and my notebook. And I don’t intend to choose between my e-reader and my bookshelf Picture Quote #1

Kissing her is like drinking salted water, he thinks. His thirst only increases Picture Quote #1

Like good reading skills, good writing skills require immersion and imaginative engagement Picture Quote #1

There are so many ways to do research - even watching old Ealing comedies, watching people getting on and off buses in London, looking at household interiors Picture Quote #1

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Some matters are simply contentious. Sometimes you’re never going to get it right Picture Quote #1

If you tempted a poor man with a fortune, who could blame the fellow for taking what he could? Picture Quote #1

I’m drawn to the 1950s for lots of reasons - everything from the fashion to the increasing sense of freedom and modernity that builds throughout the decade Picture Quote #1

I am a storyteller, not a historian, and it’s my ambition to create something compelling - something unputdownable and riveting - that chimes with the real history but is, in fact, fiction Picture Quote #1

We don’t live in a society that has genuine equality, and every woman we know has experienced that Picture Quote #1

The Best of Elvis Presley, Doris Day, Jerry Lee Lewis, Bill Hailey and the Comets, Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee, Frankie Laine all topped the charts in the 50s. Load a playlist of rock n’ roll royalty. You’re spoilt for choice Picture Quote #1

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Escapers were the cream of the crop (Sara Sheridan Quotes) I am the Angel of Death to any kind of plant (Sara Sheridan Quotes) I’m unique - a cosmopolitan mix (Sara Sheridan Quotes) I realised early on that being an author is a hugely misunderstood job (Sara Sheridan Quotes) While I’m frustrated at the amount I’m expected to take on in the present, the 1950s woman was frustrated by being excluded - not being allowed to take things on at all. (Sara Sheridan Quotes) I wrote ‘I’m Me’ because I was asked to write a children’s book (Sara Sheridan Quotes) Writers are a product of where we come from, but by looking at alternatives to the culture in which we live, we can find ways to change and hopefully improve it. (Sara Sheridan Quotes) I hope that, whatever happens within the publishing industry, because of the increased control writers have of their own careers, better sales information and the advent of the internet, that ultimately this change in our working environment will be a change for the better. (Sara Sheridan Quotes) It took a certain kind of person to come from luxury and seek out danger (Sara Sheridan Quotes) I’d never be where I am if more successful writers hadn’t taken an interest in me and done me a good turn - be it chiming in with constructive criticism or giving me sound advice about my career plan. (Sara Sheridan Quotes) My identity has always been confused. Born in Edinburgh of a Scottish/Russian/Jewish mother and an English/Irish/Catholic father, there is no form of guilt to which I was not subjected in my childhood. Members of my immediate family live all over the world - a diaspora of cousins, aunts, uncles and more in a dizzying mix. (Sara Sheridan Quotes) I’m a library user and I just don’t hoard books. To me, they’re for sharing. (Sara Sheridan Quotes) I have an ambivalent relationship with Margaret Thatcher. She came to power in May 1979 - a month before my 11th birthday. I was far too young to have developed a great deal of political awareness. I remember it, though - my mother excited at the dinner table because Britain had its first female prime minister. (Sara Sheridan Quotes) Covert operations relied on the unguarded slip, the unconscious choosing of one word over another (Sara Sheridan Quotes) I believe that being able to communicate directly with readers is a boon. I certainly enjoy it as much as they do. (Sara Sheridan Quotes) For me, writing stories set, well, wherever they’re best set, is a form of cultural curiosity that is uniquely Scottish - we’re famous for travelling in search of adventure. (Sara Sheridan Quotes) We might give her presents, tell some tales, but would she ever be able to really understand what the journey had been like for us? (Sara Sheridan Quotes) Something I notice speaking to writers from south of Hadrians Wall is that the culture is different. At base, I think Scotland values its creative industries differently from England (Sara Sheridan Quotes) Historical fiction of course is particularly research-heavy. The details of everyday life are there to trip you up. Things that we take for granted, indeed, hardly think about, can lead to tremendous mistakes (Sara Sheridan Quotes) Like most little girls, I found the lure of grown-up accessories astonishing - lipstick, perfume, hats and gloves. When I write female characters in my historical novels, getting these details right is vital (Sara Sheridan Quotes) I don’t choose between my house phone and my mobile. I don’t choose between my laptop and my notebook. And I don’t intend to choose between my e-reader and my bookshelf (Sara Sheridan Quotes) Kissing her is like drinking salted water, he thinks. His thirst only increases. (Sara Sheridan Quotes) Like good reading skills, good writing skills require immersion and imaginative engagement (Sara Sheridan Quotes) There are so many ways to do research - even watching old Ealing comedies, watching people getting on and off buses in London, looking at household interiors. (Sara Sheridan Quotes) Some matters are simply contentious. Sometimes you’re never going to get it right. (Sara Sheridan Quotes) If you tempted a poor man with a fortune, who could blame the fellow for taking what he could? (Sara Sheridan Quotes) I’m drawn to the 1950s for lots of reasons - everything from the fashion to the increasing sense of freedom and modernity that builds throughout the decade. (Sara Sheridan Quotes) I am a storyteller, not a historian, and it’s my ambition to create something compelling - something unputdownable and riveting - that chimes with the real history but is, in fact, fiction. (Sara Sheridan Quotes) We don’t live in a society that has genuine equality, and every woman we know has experienced that. (Sara Sheridan Quotes) The Best of Elvis Presley, Doris Day, Jerry Lee Lewis, Bill Hailey and the Comets, Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee, Frankie Laine all topped the charts in the 50s. Load a playlist of rock n’ roll royalty. You’re spoilt for choice. (Sara Sheridan Quotes)

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