Kate Bernheimer
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VICTORIA GOTTI I witnessed a home birth with my sister Khloe and, after seeing it, I felt it wasn't for me. The... KOURTNEY KARDASHIAN Because I write fiction, I don't write autobiography, and to me they are very different things. ... KATE ATKINSON
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It shouldn't be this hard, and it s... KATE Let's just lay in the grass, and look at the stars, and fall asleep in the middle of counting. KATE Better focus on what seems to be more important, then what make's me feel more alive...
But the thou... KATE Why do people get back in the box ?,
when deep down inside there isn't room enough.
And even though ... KATE Reading between the lines is supposed to lift you up, except when the message reminds you of the mis... KATE Tic tac, tic tac.
Three o clock, it's time to stop,
Thinking about what is not.
Tic tac, tic tac
May... KATE Being confused about you're own insecurity's, when other people turn out to be not what they seem, a... KATE Those little boxes people put you in, while they should try the other sizes... KATE Sometimes I forget how it feels to meet new people who are passionate about the same things.
But whe... KATE Glistening grains of sand, so soft and warm
being sleepless in the desert has it's charm.
A billion ... KATE Is it okay to lose you'reself once in a while.....
Maybe I am lost longer then I think.... KATE They won't chase me wen I walk away. Not worth chasing I gues,... so I'll just keep on walking alone... KATE No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.......
Now I know what I did wrong all the ti... KATE Don't approach someone with false intensions, especcialy when they are not good enough. Because ther... KATE My sore throath can't find my voice anywere, and my thought's can't find my sleep. KATE Time is precious....I would love to spend a day how I really want to spend it...or maybe a few.. KATE Back to the corner where you came from, and dim that little light, before it finally discover's how ... KATE I tried to stop the morning coming in so fast
Why is it impossible to make those silent moments last... KATE I need a whiskey (or 2) , a party, and some fun,
but it looks like I have to settle for less again. KATE You can listen to a song a thousand times, and then, suddenly, the lyrics kick in,.... like someone ... KATE If water would be running up,
would it wash away the spots,
underneath the places, where we usually ... KATE No one knows that a simple and calculated decision for the one with potential, is the final end of t... KATE LAUREN KATE KATE MIDDLETON KATE FORSYTH KATE MOSS KATE MIDDLETON KATE MIDDLETON KATE KLISE Ethics are not necessarily to do with being law-abiding. I am very interested in the moral path, doi... KATE ATKINSON KATE CHOPIN Each language has its own take on the world. That's why a translation can never be absolutely ex... KATE GRENVILLE KATE WINSLET KATE WINSLET KATE WINSLET KATE WINSLET KATE WINSLET KATE WINSLET KATE WINSLET KATE WINSLET KATE WINSLET KATE WINSLET KATE WINSLET KATE WINSLET KATE WINSLET KATE WINSLET KATE WINSLET KATE WINSLET KATE WINSLET KATE WINSLET KATE WINSLET KATE WINSLET British passion for Chinese tea was unstoppable, but the Chinese had no desire for our offerings, ho... KATE WILLIAMS People are not happy with women in actual power, yet we seem to be happy to take women on as figureh... KATE WILLIAMS When I was a child, one of my first games was a time machine which I made for my brother - a big box... KATE WILLIAMS I think increasingly we want to read the history that wasn't written by the victors. KATE WILLIAMS One woman came up to me at a lecture and observed that I was much fatter than on television; I think... KATE WILLIAMS I've always considered myself to look like a rather plain-and-exhausted bluestocking, so it'... KATE WILLIAMS Eighteenth-century matrons would have never have dreamed of appointing a redhaired wet nurse for the... KATE WILLIAMS I've written extensively on Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth and seen up close how those women... KATE WILLIAMS The 19th century became the age of the museum. Objects were scrambled for, specimens seized, and fri... KATE WILLIAMS Women's stories have been neglected for so long - unless they were queens. Exploring the history... KATE WILLIAMS I really enjoy watching TV; it offers an amazing window, and its an incredible way of presenting his... KATE WILLIAMS Precise historical reasons are difficult to pinpoint, but red hair, it seems, bestows a sense of oth... KATE WILLIAMS The modern museum has multiple purposes - to curate and preserve, to research, and to reach out to t... KATE WILLIAMS Usually, historical revelations come from days of legwork, ploughing through piles of letters and pa... KATE WILLIAMS I wonder if there'll ever be a time where you're not judged by your appearance. It seems tha... KATE WILLIAMS Redheads were particularly persecuted during the European witch trials of the fifteenth, sixteenth a... KATE WILLIAMS Over the years to come, one thing is for certain: if the monarchy wishes to stay relevant and in pow... KATE WILLIAMS I like boxes because of the secrets they hide. KATE WILLIAMS The British Museum was our first real museum, the property of the public rather than the monarch or ... KATE WILLIAMS I am part of a team organising an Emma Hamilton exhibition for the National Maritime Museum for 2016... KATE WILLIAMS Between 1945 and 1965, the number of colonial people ruled by the British monarch plunged from 700 m... KATE WILLIAMS Acting was all I ever really wanted to do. KATE WALSH For me, my 20s were all about reaching for the brass ring of work in theater, television, and film, ... KATE WALSH Age is just a number. Unless, that is, you live in Hollywood, where there's this notion that if ... KATE WALSH I struggle with control. KATE WALSH I loved campaigning for Obama. KATE WALSH My mother is Italian and my dad's Irish. In my family, we're expressive. Nobody holds back. KATE WALSH I still like to make crank calls. KATE WALSH I would definitely love to be a parent. KATE WALSH No matter what job you do, we all have a much different life than our parents had. My parents' g... KATE WALSH There are lots of different ways for women to be a mom in this culture. KATE WALSH I'm not a clean freak. My house is a mess. KATE WALSH I've done every diet there is. KATE WALSH Sometimes I hope that through osmosis I might get a workout - just by wearing the clothes. KATE WALSH I have always been the girl who keeps on trying. I try! I try! KATE WALSH You never want to rest on your laurels. You want to keep doing things that terrify you. KATE WALSH I think a lot of people just aren't aware how young you can be and be diagnosed with breast canc... KATE WALSH I'm stronger and sassier as a redhead. KATE WALSH I'm lucky. I've got pretty good genes. KATE WALSH I used to skip breakfast, but eating gets my metabolism going, so I burn more calories all day. KATE WALSH People always say you can't do a red lip if you have red hair but I've never shied away from... KATE WALSH I second-guess myself all the time. I make a decision and then wonder if I made the wrong choice. KATE WALSH I've learned over and over that life happens on its own terms, not mine. KATE WALSH I drink tons of water. When you're puffy, you think you can't drink water since you feel mor... KATE WALSH I've got four roommates and they all have fur and tails. KATE WALSH I consider myself a songwriter before anything else. The fact that I have been able to write both of... KATE VOEGELE I am very busy and don't have a lot of down time, but I write my best songs in those situations.... KATE VOEGELE I always try to be very human in my performances and hang out with my fans. It is cool to be a celeb... KATE VOEGELE I used to bring my sketchbook to gym class and doodle, because I am a very uncoordinated athlete. KATE VOEGELE My music is the chicken soup kind. I want people to get a good feeling in their soul from these song... KATE VOEGELE More than anything I want to get up there and hang out with the audience, make everybody feel like i... KATE VOEGELE I've always had a bazillion songs in my archive, but I want to play people stuff they know. Now ... KATE VOEGELE Acting and singing on 'One Tree Hill' was definitely one of the most incredible experiences ... KATE VOEGELE KATE DICAMILLO KATE DICAMILLO KATE DICAMILLO KATE DICAMILLO KATE DICAMILLO KATE DICAMILLO KATE DICAMILLO KATE DICAMILLO KATE DICAMILLO KATE DICAMILLO KATE DICAMILLO KATE DICAMILLO KATE DICAMILLO KATE DICAMILLO KATE DICAMILLO KATE DICAMILLO KATE DICAMILLO KATE DICAMILLO We really got a lot of very conservative gay people. You could look at the figures from the last ele... KATE CLINTON They didn't even like Margaret Thatcher but at least there was Margaret Thatcher. There have bee... KATE CLINTON My style has been pretty much like a newspaper. It's got politics in it, it's got media, spo... KATE CLINTON Lesbians are likely to be drawn to stand-up, if only because it's cheaper to produce and therefo... KATE CLINTON I'm really happy that I was raised Catholic because it's given me years of material. KATE CLINTON I consider a CD or a comedy collection as a record of what I've been doing, and I try to wrap it... KATE CLINTON What goes for sex goes double for politics. KATE CLINTON We signed up for Showtime, which I think put us on a Homeland Security list somewhere. KATE CLINTON I'm happy to say that I'm a lesbian in the world. I know there are people who don't want... KATE CLINTON I definitely want people to laugh because I don't think there's a better feeling - I think i... KATE CLINTON As you can imagine I'm disappointed as anything that I was not selected to be the presidential r... KATE CLINTON Lesbian humor isn't trying to sell anything, it doesn't have to sell out. Coming out as a le... KATE CLINTON When my brother-in-law, BIll Clinton, was elected, he had gay friends. That was a coming out. KATE CLINTON I try something new every night. It's an hour show; if it works I maybe try it a few more times ... KATE CLINTON A friend of mine said, no matter what I do I always look like an English teacher. She actually said,... KATE CLINTON Some women can't say the word lesbian... even when their mouth is full of one. KATE CLINTON I want to host a religious show. I'm sure nobody will be wanting the 11 o'clock spot on Sund... KATE CLINTON KATE CHRISTENSEN KATE CHRISTENSEN KATE CHRISTENSEN KATE CHRISTENSEN KATE CHRISTENSEN KATE CHRISTENSEN KATE CHRISTENSEN KATE CHRISTENSEN KATE CHRISTENSEN KATE CHRISTENSEN KATE CHRISTENSEN KATE CHRISTENSEN KATE CHRISTENSEN KATE CHRISTENSEN KATE CHRISTENSEN KATE CHRISTENSEN KATE CHRISTENSEN KATE CHRISTENSEN KATE CHRISTENSEN KATE CHRISTENSEN KATE CHRISTENSEN KATE CHOPIN KATE CHOPIN KATE CHOPIN KATE CHOPIN KATE CHOPIN KATE CHOPIN KATE CHOPIN KATE CHOPIN KATE CHOPIN KATE CHOPIN
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I really wanted to be as healthy as I could. It wasn't about getting my six-pack back. There are... 
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As an adult, it's hard for me to remember my mother before her sickness. But if I go back into c... 
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My dream job was to work in an ice cream shop. Two weeks and five pounds later, I realized it wasn&#... 
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I think pink is one of the saddest colors in the world, and many American humans are taught not to t... 
It wasn't until I was an adult reader that I began to fathom the influence of fairy tales on wri... 
Be fearless. Be glib. Be enigmatic. Read. Never give up. 
With the right help, children have a good chance of overcoming their issues while they are still you... 
Storytelling is as old as speech. It existed before humans first began to carve shapes in stones and... 
I'd go on the train to castings, changing from my school uniform on the train. I carried on like... 
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I feel very, very lucky that George has got a little sister. 
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So the storm passed and every one was happy. 
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Acting, and the privilege of being able to do it for a living, is so important to me. I don't tu... 
I burp, I fart. I'm a real woman. 
I was born in Philadelphia and currently live in Minneapolis. I write for both children and adults. 
I hate to cook and love to eat. 
I have a Bachelor of Arts in English, which means I had a lot of formal training in reading. 
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I've always had rock star envy. Unfortunately, writing is a pedestrian, tame occupation done whi... 
Across the Atlantic, in the scattered, far-flung, rural settlements of colonial America, hospitality... 
In the procession I should feel the crushing feet, the clashing discords, the ruthless hands and sti... 
The generous abundance of her passion, without guile or trickery, was like a white flame which penet... 