Writing books is a nice retreat. There's nothing quite like diving into a book for a few hours. That is a big time vacation.


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An immediate, overpowering, almost mystic sense of relief took shape within me. I felt suddenly sure...
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People think that because a novel's invented, it isn't true. Exactly the reverse is the case. Biogra...
ANTHONY POWELL
Growing old is like being increasingly penalized for a crime you haven't committed.
ANTHONY POWELL
That's absolutely not supposed to happen. Going and picking up people and not making them an employe...
ALLEN POWELL
There's an opportunity to future-proof their end-user networks.
ALLEN POWELL
I think that was a pretty pivotal point.
ALLEN POWELL
We want to keep our partnership with the college, so we're looking for ways we can help fund our bui...
ALLEN POWELL
People tend to think we're a one-person team, but we have a lot of quality players. We have lots of ...
AMY POWELL
People look forward to having that time with each other and are showing up earlier and earlier each ...
AMY POWELL
It wasn't like walking into a bar. I immediately sensed there was something different about this pla...
AMY POWELL
Alex has become more vocal for us, which is a nice surprise. She never stepped up like this before b...
AMY POWELL
First we want to win our district. We want to go undefeated in district. I've got girls on this team...
AMY POWELL
This team has great chemistry. They have better chemistry than last year's team.
AMY POWELL
We lost five seniors, and three of them were starters. I've tried really hard not to compare this te...
AMY POWELL
It's hard to tell where we are because we haven't really been tested in our district yet.
AMY POWELL
Defense, defense, defense. That's been our motto this year.
AMY POWELL
It showed Erin and the team that no one is handed their spot in the starting lineup.
AMY POWELL
There's a loss of faith in the banking system that for so long has been the backbone of prosperi...
LUCY POWELL
Avoid having your ego so close to your position that when your position falls, your ego goes with it...
COLIN POWELL
The healthiest competition occurs when average people win by putting above average effort.
COLIN POWELL
The chief condition on which, life, health and vigor depend on, is action. It is by action that an o...
COLIN POWELL
Nanotechnology is manufacturing with atoms.
WILLIAM POWELL
The economic and social decline of Zimbabwe is shocking and appalling. Life there is unrecognisable ...
LUCY POWELL
Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who can cut through argument, debate and doubt, t...
COLIN POWELL
You should see what our Founding Fathers used to say to each other and in the early part of our nati...
COLIN POWELL
I always like to take my time and examine the two candidates, see not only the two candidates but th...
COLIN POWELL
You should never appease terrorists. The mistake made by critics of the 'talking to your enemy&#...
JONATHAN POWELL
I don't think we handled the aftermath of the fall of Baghdad as well as we might have. But that...
COLIN POWELL
Politics is not bean bags. It's serious, tough stuff.
COLIN POWELL
Don't be afraid to challenge the pros, even in their own backyard.
COLIN POWELL
The Tories and the Lib Dems talk about social mobility, but, short of winning the lottery, the only ...
LUCY POWELL
Bad news isn't wine. It doesn't improve with age.
COLIN POWELL