Anthony Burgess Quotes
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That is the saving grace of humor, if you fail no one is laughing at you.
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The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.
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'The Satanic Verses' was denied the ordinary life of a novel. It became something smaller and uglier: an insult.
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Unlike most major American cities, Honolulu is geographically insulated from the rest of the country. When disaster strikes we cannot call on neighboring states for assistance.
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People assume actresses are afraid to get older; the truth is the roles get a whole lot more compelling once you're too old to play dumb.
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In nature there are few sharp lines.
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New York's definitely got my heart.
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Modeling is exciting, but I certainly felt frustrated that I couldn't speak out or express myself. I always wanted to express my desires in some other medium.
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Yes, I'm a 'Twi-hard.' I became obsessed. Absolutely obsessed. I didn't watch television, I didn't go to the cinema. My friends would ring and say: 'What are you doing?' And I would say: 'I've just got to finish this chapter.'
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I get in fights with my sister all the time. She comes on the road with me and we fight - like sisters do.
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I got a job when I was 15 because my allowance was about $20 a week which in New York was impossible. So I used to waitress across the street from where I grew up.
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I shake hands on the first date.
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Never have a companion that casts you in the shade.
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A lot of big studio films, which are fun and great, tend to have a formula, and you've seen it before, and it's a new version of it.
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How many chapters have been written about love verses - and how many more might be written! - might, would, could, should, or ought to be written! - I will venture to say, will be written!
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It's not about retro or modern, it's about this note or that note, which sounds better?
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Tennessee Williams is an incredible writer for women because, in many ways, his women characters are him. He writes so passionately.
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I remember going to a monastery library when I was very young and being surrounded by ancient books. I fell in love.
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Just because you might have a sparring match on the air doesn't mean there's any personal animosity.
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A man who lives everywhere lives nowhere.
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The world won't step into its greatness until we step into ours.
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When it all got taken away, I was becoming a young man. So I had to sacrifice to leave my family... Sleeping in my car, getting an apartment for a month and getting evicted the next month. Staying in the $25, $50 hotels.
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Look at 'American Idol,' which I don't look at. Those winners haven't become household names except for Jennifer Hudson, and she was a reject. You can't aim to be a household name. You just have to be successful.
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'You mean,' said ‘Che Ramli, 'he is a member of the tribe of the prophet Lot.'
