Iain Banks Quotes

As a writer, you get to play, you get alter time, you get to come up with the smart lines and the clever comebacks you wish you'd thought of.

Iain Banks

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In terms of achievement, the pride is very important to me. It keeps me going every day. The money is always second to me.

Weili Dai
- Important
- Money
- Day
I cook British food, but it doesn't mean I'm jingoistic about it. People can cook very good fusion food.

Fergus Henderson
- People
- Good
- Food
I'm learning as I go. I don't know everything. I never had anybody to look at, nobody ever taught me, and where I'm from I didn't have any famous role models.

Wale
- Me
- Learning
- Famous
If you put up a blog, people can cut out the middle man and get material to you. Which is really helpful because a lot of time there's really cool stuff out there that we just don't see. Because, y'know, the agent is acting in our best interest, but it does sometimes prevent some of the good stuff from getting through.

Zach Galligan
- People
- Up
- Time
I'd always put on little shows at home, but when I was 11, I did a community event in Woodford, where anyone could go. You had three days of vocal training and performed your song at the end. I sang 'I Say a Little Prayer.' It's a tough song to sing but they gave me the confidence to go for it and belt it out.

Naomi Scott
- Home
- Song
- Community
I can't say I'm having trouble with my husband or that I have a stubborn child.

Carice van Houten
- Husband
- Child
- Stubborn