Many women have told me they remember where they were when they read the book, and how they felt suddenly that what they really thought or felt about things made sense.
I never like to refer back to anything I've done when I'm working on a character, even if that character has the same occupation.
| Chinua Achebe, Writer (1930) |
| Oksana Baiul, Athlete (1977) |
| Brooke Elliott, Actress (1974) |
| William Christopher Handy, Musician (1873) |
| Ron Johnson, Politician (1966) |
| George S. Kaufman, Dramatist (1889) |
| Jack Finney, Author (1995) |
| Tommy Flanagan, Musician (2001) |
| Clark Gable, Actor (1960) |

