I love living in the country, so much so that I'm even surprised by it. I have met lots of interesting people - the community was really... →
Dani Shapiro
I started realising that the themes running through all of my novels were really haunting and obsessing me about my own life.
I had never really felt settled in Brooklyn. I think it had to do with growing up in New Jersey and being someone who her whole life wanted to live... →
How do we live the writer's life? There's only one simple answer: 'we write.'
I don't think it's possible to separate out the strands of a writer's history, circumstances, life events, and that writer's themes.
If you're able to help some people and make them smile and make them realize that life is good, then that's worth so much more than buying a... →
Maria Sharapova
I love to eat, and if I could, I'd eat every second of my life.
I've been playing against older and stronger competition my whole life. It has made me a better tennis player and able to play against this kind... →
Music is a part of my life all the time - on the plane, before matches, driving out to the court.
Tennis has given me this wonderful life and I'm very grateful for it.