John Burnside Quotes
'The Gardener' is more than a marvellous collection of images by a master photographer.
Quotes to Explore
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If I were to continue to work in an established mode, it stands to reason the work would be limited by this - that it would never surpass the prior work in quality.
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I don't have anyone's number; I just Facebook them.
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What is important is to believe in something so strongly that you're never discouraged.
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I always knew I was destined for greatness.
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The past is but the past of a beginning.
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It was one of those perfect English autumnal days which occur more frequently in memory than in life.
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Societies should be judged by how they treat the weakest among them.
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I want, through my roles, to express the parts in the hearts of Chinese women that they feel unable to let out.
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The word 'spinster' tells you everything you need to know about our attitude of women who choose not to marry.
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As far as developing a career as an actress, I think it's a fine balance between trying to just work, and also be true to yourself.
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I'm a Christian, but I don't believe in religion or anything like that.
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I trust people too much, and the other tragedy is I can't say no.
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When people talk about South Africa, it's all about lions and elephants. But when we talk about India, we talk about tigers.
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My father was from the South and turned me into a news junkie at a very early age. I would sit and watch TV with him.
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Some of the most common pitfalls I see occur when authors don't check their privilege. Billions are living in a personal apocalypse right this second, so a little research and empathy can go a long way toward developing a convincing world.
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I'm not one for going out on the town on Friday night, as I've never been a big drinker, so I like getting the rubbish jobs out of the way so we can enjoy our free time.
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If you must be mad, be it not for the things of the world. Be mad with the love of God.
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There are some different things I'm writing and developing, but I don't know where they'll go. They're fun stuff that I would be in and are written in my voice, for me.
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He carried with him the aura of a prophet, a magician, a witch doctor, a psychoanalyst, and a feared father of a Jewish home.... He was the force that held the thirty-odd members of the theatre together, and made them permanent.
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Your lips are my persuasion, your love will be my cure.
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My fantasy life was very full. Certainly when I was a kid, I probably wanted to be an actor because I wanted to be a princess, or something magical, and get to dress up magically, and have the kind of life that I hadn't been born into, with magic powers or whatever, and live this wonderful idealised life.
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If finding an apartment is like falling in love, buying one is like proposing on your first date and agreeing not to see each other until the wedding.
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'The Gardener' is more than a marvellous collection of images by a master photographer.
