The Guardian Review, 20 February 2010 source ↗
I’ve turned down opportunities constantly. I turn down invitations to do things for money. I have almost no interest in making money.
the colonel said I shouldn't tell them how the neutrons work and all the details because we want to keep things separate, so just tell them what to do to keep it safe.
We tend to focus much more. People think focus means saying yes to the thing you've got to focus on. But that's not what it means at all. It means saying no to the hundred other good ideas that there are. You have to pick carefully.
I communicated that I wanted to skip press conferences at Roland Garros to exercise self-care and preservation of my mental health. I stand by that. Athletes are humans.
Stay in your mental pyjamas all day. […] Work in the morning, a short break for lunch, work in the afternoon and then watch the six o’clock news and then go back to work until bed-time. Before bed, listen to Schubert, preferably some songs.
Jeanette Winterson, Richard Ford, Roddy Doyle, Joyce Carol Oates, Zadie Smith, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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