My mother was English. My parents met in Oxford in the '50s, and my mother moved to Nigeria and lived there. She was five foot two, very feisty... →
Chris Abani
Too much of Indian writing in English, it seemed to me, consisted of middle-class people writing about other middle-class people - and a small slice... →
Aravind Adiga
In English we must use adjectives to distinguish the different kinds of love for which the ancients had distinct names.
Mortimer Adler
I'm adapting quite well to English football with the same will I've always had.
Sergio Aguero
I write in English because I was raised in the States and educated in this language.
Daniel Alarcon
I'm English, and I started off as a songwriter, so I can't really escape that - it's there.
Damon Albarn
I'm not a monarchist. But I'm English. And I have an irrational emotion for my country.
As a student, I wrote English reports on science fiction.
Buzz Aldrin
My desk is like a 'U,' so I have my computer and lots of dictionaries because I write in Spanish and I live in English.
Isabel Allende
I speak English and Spanish. I write in Spanish; my books are published in English.