Sara Sheridan Quotes - Page 2

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• Writing about the 1950s has given me tremendous respect for my mother's generation.

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  Mother, Writing, Generations

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• At the end of the day, that's what a family is - a group of different people who accept each other.

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  People, The End Of The Day, Groups

  "How my niece ended up signing copies of my book" by Sara Sheridan, www.theguardian.com. April 5, 2011.

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• The sky was a sparkling succession of black diamonds on black velvet made crystal clear by the blackout.

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  Sky, Black, Crystals

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• I'm not sure how much easier it is for a mother to balance her life now - have we simply swapped one set of restrictions for another?

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  Mother, Balance, Easier

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• The net has provided a level playing field for criticism and comment - anyone and everyone is entitled to their opinion - and that is one of its greatest strengths.

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  Criticism, Level Playing Field, Levels

  "Why Writers Must Embrace Social Media, No Matter the Genre". www.theguardian.com. April 14, 2011.

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• Copywriters, journalists, mainstream authors, ghostwriters, bloggers and advertising creatives have as much right to think of themselves as good writers as academics, poets, or literary novelists.

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  Writing, Thinking, Novelists

  "Opinion: literary and commercial writers should lay down their arms" by Sara Sheridan, www.theguardian.com. April 21, 2011.

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• I've always had a keen sense of history. My father was an antiques dealer and he used to bring home boxes full of treasures, and each item always had a tale attached.

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  Father, Home, Treasure

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• A word out of place or an interesting choice of vocabulary can spawn a whole character.

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  Character, Vocabulary, Interesting

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• Like most little girls, I found the lure of grown-up accessories astonishing - lipstick, perfume, hats and gloves. When I write female characters in my historical novels, getting these details right is vital.

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  Girl, Writing, Character

  "Historic Edinburgh fashion at the City Art Centre" by Sara Sheridan, www.theguardian.com. May 5, 2011.

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• I'm a library user and I just don't hoard books. To me, they're for sharing.

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  Book, Library, Users

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• For a novelist, the gaps in a story are as intriguing as material that still exists.

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  Novelists, Stories, Gaps

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• History is full of blank spaces, but good stories, invariably, are not.

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  Space, Stories, Blank

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• I didn't expect to love being online as much as I do. I've met some wonderful people and discovered that however arcane some of my interests that there are people out there who are interested too.

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  Love Is, People, Wonderful

  "Why writers must embrace social media, no matter the genre" by Sara Sheridan, www.theguardian.com. April 14, 2011.

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• Today women have the rights and equality our Victorian sisters could only dream of, and with those privileges comes the responsibility of standing up and being counted.

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  Dream, Responsibility, Rights

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• People make interesting assumptions about the profession. The writer is a mysterious figure, wandering lonely as a cloud, fired by inspiration, or perhaps a cocktail or two.

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  Lonely, Inspiration, Clouds

  "What Writers Earn: A Cultural Myth" by Sara Sheridan, www.huffingtonpost.co.uk. April 24, 2013.

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• I believe the era of the militant lady is back.

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  Believe, Eras, I Believe

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• While I'm frustrated at the amount I'm expected to take on in the present, the 1950s woman was frustrated by being excluded - not being allowed to take things on at all.

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  Frustrated, Expected, Excluded

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• To me, reading through old letters and journals is like treasure hunting. Somewhere in those faded, handwritten lines there is a story that has been packed away in a dusty old box for years.

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  Reading, Hunting, Years

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• An Aunt is a safe haven for a child. Someone who will keep your secrets and is always on your side.

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  Children, Safe Haven, Aunt

  "How my niece ended up signing copies of my book" by Sara Sheridan, www.theguardian.com. April 5, 2011.

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• Books exist for me not as physical entities with pages and binding, but in the province of my mind.

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  Book, Mind, Pages

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• I've found myself moved by letters and diaries in archives as well as trashy, summer blockbusters. It's possible to make a connection with any kind of writing - as long as the writing is good.

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  Summer, Writing, Long

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• There is something particularly fascinating about seeing places you know in a piece of art - be that in a film, or a photograph or painting.

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  Art, Pieces, Painting

  "Begbie's Victorian Edinburgh collection - it belongs to us all" by Sara Sheridan, www.theguardian.com. May 10, 2011.

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• I care about a lot of issues. I care about libraries, I care about healthcare, I care about homelessness and unemployment. I care about net neutrality and the steady erosion of our liberties both online and off. I care about the rich/poor divide and the rise of corporate business.

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  Erosion, Issues, Liberty

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• Writers of novels live in a strange world where what's made up is as important as what's real.

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  Real, Writing, Important

  Sara Sheridan (2015). “The Mirabelle Bevan Mystery Collection: Brighton Belle, London Calling and England Expects”, p.367, Birlinn

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• As an historical novelist - there are few jobs more retrospective.

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  Jobs, Historical, Novelists

  "Why writers must embrace social media, no matter the genre" by Sara Sheridan, www.theguardian.com. April 14, 2017.

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