Barry Unsworth Quotes

Writers of historical fiction are not under the same obligation as historians to find evidence for the statements they make. For us it is sufficient if what we say can't be disproved or shown to be false.

Barry Unsworth

Quotes to Explore

I'm constantly trying to find something that's different from me, whereas some actors do the same thing, again and again. That's not for me.

Aaron Johnson
- Different
- Trying
- Me
Reporters used to ask me the same inane questions year-in and year-out, city-to-city, and it would drive me crazy.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
- City
- Crazy
- Same
Building codes are a good thing. People who throw rocks at inspectors are being naive. It's a lot like police officers; we want them around unless they stop us for a ticket. It's the same with inspectors.

Dan Phillips
- People
- Good
- Stop
When all your stuff gets smashed, everybody gives you new stuff. And when you've been playing the same guitar since you were like 12, that's a lot like dancing with somebody else's wife.

Gary Allan
- Wife
- Same
- Guitar
Music means different things to different people and sometimes even different things to the same person at different moments of his life.

Daniel Barenboim
- People
- Life
- Music
I would often take this bus and go to a nearby village where I had hordes of animal friends. I was hardly around four or five years old then. The conductor was so used to seeing me hop on to the bus and get down at the same place, that he never asked any questions. The strangest part is, he never asked for a ticket either!

Randeep Hooda
- Friends
- Animal
- Same