I came to feel that, in addition to Imre Kertesz, Hungary has produced at least three contemporary novelists who deserve the Nobel: Peter Nadas, Peter Esterhazy and Laszlo Krasznahorkai. - Garth Risk Hallberg

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I worked with several writers at the University of Michigan: Nicholas Delbanco, Peter Ho Davies, Eileen Pollack, Laura Kasischke, and Thomas Lynch, who told me the same thing over and over again: Persist. Read, write, and improve: tell your stories. - Jesmyn Ward

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I think that Peter Mandelson, particularly in relation to the issue of policing, made a huge mess of it. He allowed himself to be manipulated by the securocrats within the British establishment. - Martin McGuinness

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Peter Jackson is a wonderful man. He's a great director. He's found his niche in life. - Luke Evans

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Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well. — Josh Billings

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One afternoon, on my way to the campus - I was majoring in political science at Nairobi University - a photographer by the name of Peter Beard stopped me in the street and asked me if I'd ever been photographed. - Iman

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No one had to worry about Peter after his conversion. Your investigators can be that converted. - Richard G. Scott

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When I was about six or seven, I did this character reenactment performance where I read a monologue from 'Peter Pan.' I got into a complete Peter Pan outfit and did a little paragraph from the script - and I ended up winning an award for it. - Levi Miller

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'The Desolation of Smaug' stands alone as an action/adventure epic movie. It's visually stunning, and the 3D is incredible. Plus, it's directed by Peter Jackson, and he's extraordinary. - Luke Evans

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Peter Stanford is a writer on religious and ethical matters. He was for four years editor of the 'Catholic Herald.' - Justin Cartwright

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