Jim Crace Quotes
I am not - thank heavens - one of those 'driven' writers who spend a fortnight buckled with empty fright over an untouched page only to wake at two in the morning feverish with paragraphs.
Quotes to Explore
-
I don't mind you thinking I'm stupid, but don't talk to me like I'm stupid.
-
I'm a novelist, not a social scientist or a commentator.
-
Boys, I'm one of those umpires that misses 'em every once in a while so if it's close, you'd better hit it.
-
The goal seems to me at times just to be business first.
-
I'm not desperately looking for a man, but I'm sure one of these days, I'll find my Mr. Right.
-
Not long ago I made a list of Doc Ford books I would like to do, and I came up with 11 pretty easily. I like to let the characters go their own ways and see what happens. I find them fascinating.
-
Albania, Macedonia and Greece have managed to create a good partnership in the south of the Continent and are making progress in blocking the spread of the conflict. But any spillover could destroy this European-oriented partnership and create problems for the European Union countries themselves.
-
On stage, you can use your emotions. It's the place where you can channel them. They have a purpose.
-
Meditation is difficult for many people because their thoughts are always on some distant object or place. One form of meditation is to label the thought as it appears and then choose to let it go.
-
Few misfortunes can befall a boy which bring worse consequence than to have a really affectionate mother.
-
I would not invest in any shoe that is too trendy.
-
Authoritarianism, an unrealistic occidental imagination - these issues will never be settled. Turkey will continue to take Europe as a model; it will continue to pursue its search for democracy.
-
Let us heed the voice of the people and recognize their common sense. If we do not, we not only blaspheme our political heritage, we ignore the common ties that bind all Americans.
-
I swam very competitively till I was 15, then I swam for fun until I was 18. But athletics remain a very big part of my life. I try to keep that as much in balance with work as I can.
-
I'm not interested in playing the field and all that stuff because frankly I'm not into frivolous relationships.
-
After my stellar first grade academic achievements, I continued to perform well in the city primary schools - except for penmanship, which was not my forte.
-
We are embedded in a biological world and related to the organisms around us.
-
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame traditionally has had a management style that is very supportive of American talent, first and foremost, over everything else. And I think that's right and proper.
-
I am primarily a lawyer. I would rather play in the game than be the umpire.
-
The so-called peace path is not peace and it is not a substitute for jihad and resistance.
-
Steven and Joe just weren't around, they were locked away in their rooms consuming whatever they were consuming. We were still functioning. We still got up in the morning. So Tom, Joey, and I had a lot of time together.
-
Somebody once said to me, 'If you want to be understood, don't write fiction.'
-
I just want to be a spokesperson for the people.
-
I am not - thank heavens - one of those 'driven' writers who spend a fortnight buckled with empty fright over an untouched page only to wake at two in the morning feverish with paragraphs.
