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Sara Sheridan Quotes: "I always thought that bagels and lox was my soul food, but it turns out it's sushi."

I always thought that bagels and lox was my soul food, but it turns out it's sushi.



Sara Sheridan Quotes: "Something I notice speaking to writers from south of Hadrians Wall is that the culture is different. At base, I think Scotland values its creative industries differently from England."

Something I notice speaking to writers from south of Hadrians Wall is that the culture is different. At base, I think Scotland values its creative industries differently from England.




Sara Sheridan Quotes: "I jealously guard my research time and I love fully immersing myself in those dusty old books and papers. It's one of the most enjoyable parts of my job."

I jealously guard my research time and I love fully immersing myself in those dusty old books and papers. It's one of the most enjoyable parts of my job.



Sara Sheridan Quotes: "The sky was a sparkling succession of black diamonds on black velvet made crystal clear by the blackout."

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




Sara Sheridan Quotes: "I believe the era of the militant lady is back."

I believe the era of the militant lady is back.



Sara Sheridan Quotes: "Without archives many stories of real people would be lost, and along with those stories, vital clues that allow us to reflect and interpret our lives today."

Without archives many stories of real people would be lost, and along with those stories, vital clues that allow us to reflect and interpret our lives today.



Sara Sheridan Quotes: "Research material can turn up anywhere - in a dusty old letter in an archive, a journal or some old photographs you find in a charity shop."

Research material can turn up anywhere - in a dusty old letter in an archive, a journal or some old photographs you find in a charity shop.




Sara Sheridan Quotes: "Writing about the 1950s has given me tremendous respect for my mother's generation."

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



Sara Sheridan Quotes: "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."

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.



Sara Sheridan Quotes: "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."

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.



Sara Sheridan Quotes: "History is full of blank spaces, but good stories, invariably, are not."

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



Sara Sheridan Quotes: "For a novelist, the gaps in a story are as intriguing as material that still exists."

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




Sara Sheridan Quotes: "Writers of novels live in a strange world where what's made up is as important as what's real."

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



Sara Sheridan Quotes: "It may take a village to raise a baby, but hell! it takes an army to produce a book."

It may take a village to raise a baby, but hell! it takes an army to produce a book.



Sara Sheridan Quotes: "At the end of the day, that's what a family is - a group of different people who accept each other."

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



Sara Sheridan Quotes: "Researching books gets you into nothing but trouble."

Researching books gets you into nothing but trouble.



Sara Sheridan Quotes: "Sometimes I create a character from a scrap - a mere mention that has been left behind."

Sometimes I create a character from a scrap - a mere mention that has been left behind.



Sara Sheridan Quotes: "Books have a vital place in our culture. They are the source of ideas, of stories that engage and stretch the imagination and most importantly, inspire."

Books have a vital place in our culture. They are the source of ideas, of stories that engage and stretch the imagination and most importantly, inspire.



Sara Sheridan Quotes: "It is one of the benchmarks of a culture I always think – the page at which it operates. A good way to measure it is to order a taxi and see how irate local people get if it is late."

It is one of the benchmarks of a culture I always think – the page at which it operates. A good way to measure it is to order a taxi and see how irate local people get if it is late.



Sara Sheridan Quotes: "Those who have not been stung will hardly fear a bee the same as those who have."

Those who have not been stung will hardly fear a bee the same as those who have.



Sara Sheridan Quotes: "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."

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.



Sara Sheridan Quotes: "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."

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.



Sara Sheridan Quotes: "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?"

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?



Sara Sheridan Quotes: "Often we don't notice the stringent rules to which our culture subjects us."

Often we don't notice the stringent rules to which our culture subjects us.



Sara Sheridan Quotes: "Change occurs slowly. Very often a legal change might take place but the cultural shift required to really accept its spirit lingers in the wings for decades."

Change occurs slowly. Very often a legal change might take place but the cultural shift required to really accept its spirit lingers in the wings for decades.



Sara Sheridan Quotes: "I had loved poetry and the theatre. Now I loved adventure more."

I had loved poetry and the theatre. Now I loved adventure more.



Sara Sheridan Quotes: "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."

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.



Sara Sheridan Quotes: "I had never really understood what an adventure life could be, if you followed your heart and did what you really wanted to do, which is what we must all do in the end."

I had never really understood what an adventure life could be, if you followed your heart and did what you really wanted to do, which is what we must all do in the end.



Sara Sheridan Quotes: "Writers are a product of where we come from but by looking at alternatives to the culture in which we live, we can find ways to change and hopefully improve it."

Writers are a product of where we come from but by looking at alternatives to the culture in which we live, we can find ways to change and hopefully improve it.



Sara Sheridan Quotes: "Scotland consistently produces world-class writers."

Scotland consistently produces world-class writers.



Sara Sheridan Quotes: "Writers need each other."

Writers need each other.



Sara Sheridan Quotes: "If we don't value the people who inspire us (and money is one mark of that) then what kind of culture are we building?"

If we don't value the people who inspire us (and money is one mark of that) then what kind of culture are we building?



Sara Sheridan Quotes: "The new contract between writers and readers is one I'm prepared to sign up to. I've met some fascinating people at events and online. Down with the isolation of writers I say! And long live Twitter."

The new contract between writers and readers is one I'm prepared to sign up to. I've met some fascinating people at events and online. Down with the isolation of writers I say! And long live Twitter.



Sara Sheridan Quotes: "Everyone assumes writers spend their time lounging around, writing and occasionally striking a pose whilst having a think."

Everyone assumes writers spend their time lounging around, writing and occasionally striking a pose whilst having a think.



Sara Sheridan Quotes: "An aunt is a safe haven for a child. Someone who will keep your secrets and is always on your side."

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



Sara Sheridan Quotes: "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."

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.



Sara Sheridan Quotes: "For me, writing stories set, well, wherever they're best set, is a form of cultural curiosity that is uniquely Scottish - we're famous for travelling in search of adventure."

For me, writing stories set, well, wherever they're best set, is a form of cultural curiosity that is uniquely Scottish - we're famous for travelling in search of adventure.



Sara Sheridan Quotes: "I'm a library user and I just don't hoard books. To me, they're for sharing."

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



Sara Sheridan Quotes: "A word out of place or an interesting choice of vocabulary can spawn a whole character."

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



Sara Sheridan Quotes: "Books exist for me not as physical entities with pages and binding, but in the province of my mind."

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



Sara Sheridan Quotes: "I find it inspiring to actively choose which traditions to celebrate and also come up with new ideas for traditions of my own."

I find it inspiring to actively choose which traditions to celebrate and also come up with new ideas for traditions of my own.



Sara Sheridan Quotes: "We can learn so much looking outside our core field of expertise."

We can learn so much looking outside our core field of expertise.



Sara Sheridan Quotes: "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."

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.



Sara Sheridan Quotes: "Grabbing readers by the imagination is a writer's job."

Grabbing readers by the imagination is a writer's job.



Sara Sheridan Quotes: "A book is a story, even if it's non-fiction, and once I've read it, I have the story with me inside my head always."

A book is a story, even if it's non-fiction, and once I've read it, I have the story with me inside my head always.



Sara Sheridan Quotes: "History at its best is a gritty, dirty business."

History at its best is a gritty, dirty business.



Sara Sheridan Quotes: "I don't choose between my house phone and my mobile. I don't choose between my laptop and my notebook. And I don't intend to choose between my e-reader and my bookshelf."

I don't choose between my house phone and my mobile. I don't choose between my laptop and my notebook. And I don't intend to choose between my e-reader and my bookshelf.



Sara Sheridan Quotes: "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."

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.



Sara Sheridan Quotes: "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."

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.