Daniel Kehlmann Quotes
When I write a book I'm always questioning the project as a whole. I always feel I might have to just throw it away and forget about it, and I've done that with novels I've started and worked on for a long time. It's an option I need in order to write freely.
Quotes to Explore
-
It's hard to always be on top. You go down, you go up.
-
I have also seen children successfully surmounting the effects of an evil inheritance. That is due to purity being an inherent attribute of the soul.
-
I try and sit on the fence because as soon as you voice any kind of opinion, people begin to think you're an idiot.
-
I actually wanted to first direct and produce, but then I got this very cool opportunity to be in front of the camera once.
-
You will encounter many distractions and many temptations to put your goal aside: The security of a job, a wife who wants kids, whatever. But if you hang in there, always following your vision, I have no doubt you will succeed.
-
I had these experiences as a kid; I remember certain things happening in school that were horrifying that I would see, certain things of violence or certain things of cruelty, but around that, something might happen afterwards to cause everyone to laugh, and that always blew me away.
-
The whole of society is like a cabbage-stalk covered with caterpillars, and none is satisfied till it has crawled to the top.
-
There are no silos at 'Frontline.' Our digital team works with our filmmakers, and our filmmakers work with our digital team. They're always in touch, and they're always talking.
-
If you make a mistake, you should enjoy it.
-
My family is heavily involved in the Marines and close-combat training, and I was raised doing Japanese sword training, so I've always been of the mentality that you have to be able to defend yourself.
-
The 'Police Academy' stuff was all hyper-slapsticky.
-
If you're doing the same job every day, there's room for error.
-
When writing about historical characters I try to be as accurate as possible, and in particular not to misrepresent the view they held. With a real historical figure you have to be fair, and this is not an obligation you have in dealing with your own creations, so it is quite different.
-
The writer should never be ashamed of staring. There is nothing that does not require his attention.
-
I think when the bottom started to drop out, we didn't recognize it.
-
I'm pretty goofy. I really do like to sing and dance in real life. I'm a rhythmic person. I love comedy; I love making people laugh. That's my brand.
-
It doesn't much concern me if Tiger plays in the tournament or no.
-
My mother-in-law was with me during all four of my births and when she was sitting next to me holding my hand during the cesareans, well, I craved that.
-
Our nonviolence vis-а-vis the British Government has been the nonviolence of the weak.
-
The fact that two-thirds of Americans who work at small businesses will see premium increases because of the health law is devastating news. This is one more in a long line of broken promises from President Obama and Washington Democrats.
-
The book may be garbage, but if it weighs in at a kilo or more, I stand before its author in awe.
-
I can't listen to music when I'm writing. I like music best in a car or on the train.
-
That the opposition forces have made advancement is a mere lie. The opposition have no support among the people. If the opposition had made ... any advancement towards us ... it would have been reported in the media.
-
When I write a book I'm always questioning the project as a whole. I always feel I might have to just throw it away and forget about it, and I've done that with novels I've started and worked on for a long time. It's an option I need in order to write freely.
