Bernard-Henri Levy Quotes

I work even when I am on vacation. You know that line by Stéphane Mallarmé, "All earthly existence must ultimately be contained in a book"? I am the kind of person who finds life interesting only if it is translated into writing, if it is parsed into words.

Bernard-Henri Levy

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'Skins' is about a group of teenagers in Bristol, and it's all about what they get up to and all the different things they do. I think it's a good show because it's come from a very real place, and there's a lot of young people involved in the writing.

Hannah Murray
- People
- Up
- Good
Once you research an idea, you begin to develop a perspective. Writing about anything in public, often in real time, has helped fashion my views.

Barry Ritholtz
- Time
- Writing
- Real
Writing an essay is like a school assignment: I have my topic, I organize my thoughts, and I write it. I have complete control over what I'm doing. Writing a novel is like setting out on a journey without knowing who or what I'll encounter, how long it's going to take, or where I'm going to end up.

Tawni O'Dell
- Up
- Long
- Writing
Writing for the theater, you find yourself living a nocturnal life.

Irwin Shaw
- Life
- Writing
- Yourself
I like collaboration because, first of all, I'm good at writing lyrics. I don't know how to make beats. I don't play instruments. I'm not a good singer. So even when you see a solo album of mine, it's still a collaboration.

Talib Kweli Black Star
- Good
- Writing
- Lyrics
I think my printing to this day looks like the printing right out of a comic book. Actually, I always wanted to be in a comic book. I watched cartoons when I was a kid, too, and both comics and cartoons lit fire in my imagination. This realm holds a lot of interest for me, a lot of passion for me. So to be comic-ized, yeah, that's cool.

Nathan Fillion
- Book
- Day
- Passion