I lived for two years in Odawara, a castle town an hour outside of Tokyo, near the sea. It's a beautiful place, and I drew on my experiences there when writing 'The Lake of Dreams.'
You don't know when you are immersed in a book what the reaction to it will be, but I feel great about 'The Lake of Dreams.'
I hadn't really thought about this until 'The Lake of Dreams,' but I've set all my stories in places that are familiar to me. It frees me up to spend more imaginative time on the characters.
I took a Russian class at Notre Dame. Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would fly someday in a Russian spacecraft with two cosmonauts, speaking only Russian.
Yesterday is but today's memory, and tomorrow is today's dream.
I prefer to be a dreamer among the humblest, with visions to be realized, than lord among those without dreams and desires.
The most pitiful among men is he who turns his dreams into silver and gold.
A strong mentor can help a young woman find and advance in the career of her dreams that otherwise may have seemed impossible.
We all keep dreaming, and luckily, dreams come true.
Follow your intuition, listening to your dreams, your inner voice to guide you.
I have quite a lot of anxiety dreams.
I stayed true to my dreams and, eventually, they came true.
Screenplays I didn't really care about, journalism, travel books, getting my writer friends to write about their dreams or something. I just determined to write the books I had to write.
Some people in Hollywood think of me as a model for dramatic midlife transitions: suburban housewife to Emmy-winning actress. But I never plotted a master plan for following my dreams.
As I watched bookstores close, I began to wonder how that felt for the owners. Owning a bookstore was their dream and now they're struggling and seeing those dreams fall apart.
I have a notebook that is filled to the brim with my dreams and ideas and goals and aspirations.
My dreams came true while wearing the opening look from the spring/summer 2010 Dior ready-to-wear collection. I will never forget how special I felt opening John Galliano's show, like I was living a dream.
Sometimes your dreams come true, and it's a real drag.
Believe in and follow your dreams.
Sometimes, you follow your dreams. I say to the young people, 'If you have a dream, chase it.'
'Portlandia' is the most fun show. When I get a breakdown of what the arc of the story is going to be, I could never in my wildest dreams anticipate the direction.
