One aristocratic leader's club was known for, "an atmosphere of solemn tranquility, in which reading, dozing, and meditation took precedence over conversation.


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You can only paint through your experience and sub-consciousness.
BARBARA SMITH
This invisibility, however, means that the opportunities for creative research are infinite.
BARBARA SMITH
Black women as a group have never been fools. We couldn't afford to be.
BARBARA SMITH
Black women, whose experience is unique, are seldom recognized as a particular social-cultural entit...
BARBARA SMITH
It's essential to distinguish between events that are really beyond your control and events you ...
BARBARA SHER
We are like violins. We can be used as doorstops, or we can make music.
BARBARA SHER
You don't have to get it right the first time.
BARBARA SHER
Every single one of us can do things that no one else can do - can love things that no one else can ...
BARBARA SHER
Isolation is a dream killer.
BARBARA SHER
When you play it too safe, you're taking the biggest risk of your life. Time is the only wealth ...
BARBARA SHER
Imaginary obstacles are insurmountable. Real ones aren't.
BARBARA SHER
Change is not only likely, it's inevitable.
BARBARA SHER
When you start using senses you've neglected, your reward is to see the world with completely fr...
BARBARA SHER
Doing is a quantum leap from imagining.
BARBARA SHER
Real obstacles don't take you in circles. They can be overcome. Invented ones are like a maze.
BARBARA SHER
Each author has his or her own voice. I read each book slowly so I can see the patterns they use to ...
BARBARA ROSENBLAT
I went to Disney World for the first time, and I got an ice cream cone. The kid at the booth recogni...
BARBARA ROSENBLAT
As I read, I start to form clear ideas of the characters and allow myself to be a proper conduit for...
BARBARA ROSENBLAT
I'm always telling students when I do a master class on audiobooks: 'Watch Meryl Streep. Wat...
BARBARA ROSENBLAT
I've been recording audiobooks for more than 30 years. I've recorded over 500 titles on all ...
BARBARA ROSENBLAT
Nothing taxes an actor more thoroughly than a good audiobook.
BARBARA ROSENBLAT
Those quotations were really quite obscure. Anyone can see that he is a very well read man.
BARBARA PYM
How absurd and delicious it is to be in love with somebody younger than yourself. Everybody should t...
BARBARA PYM
I was a good kid, but I was just very chatty. Teachers were rarely entertained, but occasionally a c...
BARBARA PARK
My own pregnancies were all about me, me, me. My aches, my pains, my swollen feet, and my body that ...
BARBARA PARK
My criteria for what makes a book an official 'favorite,' is based almost entirely on how de...
BARBARA PARK
I've stopped reading about my books on the Internet because it's too hurtful.
BARBARA PARK
My senior year of high school, I was voted 'Wittiest.' So, several years later, I decided to...
BARBARA PARK
I find the term 'perfect child' to be an oxymoron.
BARBARA PARK
Of all the novels I've written, my favorite is 'Mick Harte Was Here'.
BARBARA PARK
Ever since I began writing my Junie B. Jones series, people have been assuming that the character is...
BARBARA PARK