Roots Manuva Quotes

#1. You don't meet that many people that you can talk about Roots Manuva with, but that was my favorite in school, this record of his called 'Run Come Save Me.' When I first started writing lyrics, it came from that.

Alex Turner

#2. The writer has a grudge against society, which he documents with accounts of unsatisfying sex, unrealized ambition, unmitigated loneliness, and a sense of local and global distress.

Renata Adler

#3. People sometimes approach me tentatively or suspiciously because of my father's reputation as a world-class negotiator, as if they think I'm about to take advantage of them. As if I know something I'm not letting on.

Ivanka Trump

#4. The very best thing about dogs is how they just know when you need them most, and they'll drop everything that they're doing to sit with you awhile.

Steven Rowley

#5. It's no surprise companies that quickly grow in value attract those who may want to also profit from the hard work of others.

Evan Spiegel

#6. The Olympics create a space for the complete destruction of human rights in Russia.

Nadezhda Tolokonnikova

#7. Any debut novel is usually a case of spitting into the wind - or, just maybe, casting your bread upon the waters. Without an established audience in place, first-time authors have to hope for resonant word of mouth and a receptive reviewer or three.

Paul Di Filippo