Peter Conrad Quotes

Losing faith in your own singularity is the start of wisdom, I suppose; also the first announcement of death.

Peter Conrad

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There's always going to be a part of me that worries about not looking as slim as other actresses.

Kate Winslet
- Me
- Looking
- Going
Track and field was very big when I was growing up.

Usain Bolt
- Up
- Growing
- Growing Up
There ought to be more grants that go to people in their late twenties and early thirties. That's a crucial age, although it's very hard to judge who is worth supporting and who is not. Looking back on my own life, I see that was the period when I was closest to giving up as a novelist and when I most needed some encouragement.

Edmund White
- People
- Life
- Up
It was really impossible to break through in Russia. We couldn't buy any balls. We really didn't have any courts, no rackets, nothing. And no people to practice with.

Marat Safin
For the longest time, my older brother told me he was teaching me self-defense, but now that I'm grown up, I realize he was just practicing his martial arts on me.

Olga Fonda
- Up
- Time
- Me
Some of the craziest people I've met, in my life, are some of the most brilliant people I've met.

Katee Sackhoff
- People
- Life
- My Life