Ian Mcewan Quotes
A story was a form of telepathy. By means of inking symbols onto a page, she was able to send thoughts and feelings from her mind to her reader's. It was a magical process, so commonplace that no one stopped to wonder at it.
Quotes to Explore
-
You have to interpret what's hot to make it work on yourself. If tweed suits are in, but you're not a suit kind of girl, wear the jacket with jeans and a pair of Converses.
-
Americans are not saving enough for retirement.
-
Part of the reason I sort of shot out like a cannon out of Michigan and left home at such an early age is because I had to feel independent.
-
Education is at the heart of achieving your dreams.
-
With the mega – fame came the mega – downfall – you know, with the press and everything – and at a young age, it was very stressful to me.
-
I don't want to set the world up for surprises.
-
The last paragraph, in which you tell what the story is about, is almost always best left out.
-
There is an important idea in psychology: The 'just world theory,' which says that it is very important for us to convince ourselves that the world is just and things happen for a reason. That there is some elemental fairness in everything, which creates the illusion of justice.
-
Nine months after we submitted the original screenplay for 'The Attack,' the studio that was involved pulled out. I've been told that 'you don't write in a French way; you can't make these multicultural films.'
-
I prefer to make movies which not only have a message for 'then' but a message for 'now.'
-
Birth was the death of him.
-
I will never sell Flipkart.
-
Collectivism and freedom are mortal enemies. Only one will survive.
-
From now back to the past, we can observe clearly that none of us is free.
-
For me retiring wasn't hard once I knew that that was the decision I was going to make.
-
No one should be able to enter a wilderness by mechanical means.
-
In our obscurity - in all this vastness - there is no hint that help will come from elsewhere to save us from ourselves. It is up to us.
-
It's quite difficult for a parent to know that their daughter is in great danger.
-
It was extraordinary to experience 'Mamma Mia!' What an injection of good spirit and heart it was.
-
I did start out quiet, and I found out you can change a person's life by simply saying, 'Hey,' or, 'How was your day?' Not everybody gets that opportunity with the way society views you or how you look or the way you dress or how you interact. You hear the weird cliches: socially awkward. I think we're all socially awkward.
-
I start to think there really is no cure for depression, that happiness is an ongoing battle, and I wonder if it isn't one I'll have to fight for as long as I live. I wonder if it's worth it.
-
Every day I remind myself that my inner and outer life are based on the labors of other men, living and dead, and that I must exert myself in order to give in the same measure as I have received and am still receiving.
-
A story was a form of telepathy. By means of inking symbols onto a page, she was able to send thoughts and feelings from her mind to her reader's. It was a magical process, so commonplace that no one stopped to wonder at it.
