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The first Western teacher of English in Japan was a Native American.

~Gerald Vizenor

Topics: American English First Japan Native Native American Teacher Western

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Naanabozho was the first tribal trickster on the earth.

~Gerald Vizenor

Topics: Earth First Tribal

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Because I worked as a newspaper reporter for about 14 years before attempting my first novel, I learned to write under almost any circumstances- by candle light, in longhand, in African villages where there was no power, under shelling in Kurdistan.

~Geraldine Brooks

Topics: About African Almost Any Any Circumstances Attempting Because Before Candle Circumstances First Learned Light Longhand Newspaper Novel Power Reporter Villages Where Worked Write Years

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The structure of 'March' was laid down for me before the first line was written, because my character has to exist within Louisa May Alcott's 'Little Women' plotline.

~Geraldine Brooks

Topics: Because Before Character Down Exist First Laid Line Little March May Me Structure Within Women Written

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So, you know, Nathaniel was my first child, born when I was 40, so, uh... And then in due course, he wanted a brother, and then I thought, 'Oh, that'll be bloody lucky!' So, we ended up adopting a beautiful boy who was then five years old, from Ethiopia.

~Geraldine Brooks

Topics: Adopting Beautiful Bloody Born Boy Brother Child Course Due Ended Ethiopia First First Child Five He Know Lucky Oh Old Then Thought Up Wanted Who Years You

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'Would I mind if someone wrote a sequel to one of my books?' I asked myself, and I decided that I wouldn't, providing that the writer was respectful, had read my book first, and wasn't drunk when doing it.

~Geraldine Mccaughrean

Topics: Asked Book Books Decided Doing Drunk First Had Mind Myself Providing Read Respectful Sequel Someone Would Writer Wrote

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Well, unfortunately, my father passed away before my first book was published, so he never lived to see me as an author. But I think my mum was suitably pleased because she was mad about words. If she ever came across a word that she didn't know, she would always look it up in the dictionary.

~Geraldine Mccaughrean

Topics: About Across Always Author Away Because Before Book Came Dictionary Ever Father First He Know Lived Look Mad Me Mum Never Passed Pleased Published See She Think Unfortunately Up Well Word Words Would I Think

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I always wanted to be good at something, to be somebody. The minute I got into my first play, which was called 'Excuse My Dust' - I was 17 at the time - I knew that this was what I'd been looking for.

~Geraldine Page

Topics: Always Been Dust Excuse First Good Got Knew Looking Minute Play Somebody Something Time Wanted Which

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First, we have to lower our costs to levels that are more competitive. This will prevent the lower-cost airlines from pushing us out of the markets we want to serve. We've made great progress on this front, but we need to keep pushing.

~Gerard Arpey

Topics: Airlines Competitive Costs First Front Great Keep Levels Lower Made Markets More Need Our Out Prevent Progress Pushing Serve Us Want Will

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By that point, I had started taking singing lessons. And after the first session, I mean, I was surprised that the windows didn't shatter. And after the third session, I really didn't know where this voice had come from.

~Gerard Butler

Topics: After Come First Had Know Lessons Mean Point Really Session Shatter Singing Started Surprised Taking Third Voice Where Windows

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