Quotes about "Retirement & Later Life"

I never thought about writing a novel until I was 13, and that happened by chance. I was on school holidays, and I was bored, and I thought I just wanted to do something to occupy myself instead of asking, 'What can I do, mum? Entertain me.' I started, and it really just took over, and I realised, 'Wow, this is an amazing experience.' ”

When I first told people I was writing a book, some would say that was interesting, but others thought it was some holiday project and I would lose interest. I think my parents thought the same thing, and they were surprised when I kept going. I'm not sure I thought I would keep going, but then it became a big part of my life. ”

Life is challenging enough without politicians to confuse us. ”

There is no such thing in anyone's life as an unimportant day. ”

Your journey never ends. Life has a way of changing things in incredible ways. ”

If we turn our backs of the Scythians who have provoked us, how shamefully shall we march against the revolted Bactrians; but if we pass Tanais and make the Scythians feel, by dear experience, that we are invincible, not in Asia only, it is not to be doubted but that Europe itself, as well as Asia, will come within the bounds of our conquests. ”

Every man's road in life is marked by the graves of his personal liking. ”

Being followed is weird, that people want to discuss where I ate lunch or what I wear when I go to lunch... the private life is just gone. ”

Life isn't one-dimensional. The world isn't simply divided into good versus evil. I think we're all capable of both. ”

When we were shooting in Shreveport, me and a couple of friends went down to Lafayette, because they had a big Zydeco music festival down there. We spent two days dancing to Zydeco music, eating fried alligator... It was one of the craziest festivals I've ever been to in my life, but I loved it. ”