Harry Mathews Quotes
It has always been something I could do, and it may seem odd that in my case I seem to create an interesting narrative and frustrate the readers opportunities to follow it at every step.
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The only really conscious decision I made was to cast my net wide and if the work was good, to do it.
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With 'Girls,' it doesn't really feel like I'm doing TV specifically. It just feels like we're making a really long film.
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Most directors that I've worked with - I've worked with before, especially in Holland - and they know that I'm somebody who talks and asks, and talks, and talks, and talks and questions and turns things around. I'm like a little cat, walking around my little nest until I find my place.
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No one is born hating others.
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Did you know what would happen next? Did you know and sit there like God, silent, remorseless, useless?
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Wept o'er his wounds, or tales of sorrow done,Shoulder'd his crutch, and shew'd how fields were won.
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Men are not punished for their sins, but by them.
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A good book is never exhausted. It goes on whispering to you from the wall.
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I had grown up accustomed to living a life of high drama.
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The finer the bait, the shorter the wait!
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I was always a big Justice League fan. I always loved Batman, Superman - I have a weird Martian Manhunter fixation.
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We want to just make music that impacts people - we don't really care about the rest.
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I have a Dominique Wilkins Hawks jersey that I still wear. That's probably my favorite one. What's funny is that I spend all this time collecting jerseys, and now people are out there collecting mine.
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One can not be just if one is not humane.
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To those who say Britain cannot afford to invest in infrastructure, I say we cannot afford not to invest in our future.
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The ending shot of 'Queen Christina' with Greta Garbo is amazing. She's at the head of the ship, and she's been through so much, and the camera gets so close to her face. That really sticks out for me.
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Go for Dr. Bowen as soon as you can. I think father is hurt.
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Vilify, Vilify, some of it will always stick.
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Gord Downie is extraordinary. It's safe to say there's nobody like that guy that I've ever come across.
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It's a fallen world. We eat and sacrifice in the process.
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I feel birth, death, marriage is destined, and these things can't be manipulated. I have surrendered my life completely. So, whenever it happens, I will accept it.
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Fit for the mountains and the barbarous caves, where manners ne'er were preached.
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It has always been something I could do, and it may seem odd that in my case I seem to create an interesting narrative and frustrate the readers opportunities to follow it at every step.
