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Jim Crace Quotes

There's a convention that books are mirrors of the real world, but our fact-obsessed age also wants fiction to be factually based and trustworthy.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: english
Birth: March 1, 1946

Topics

Age World Mirrors Real Trustworthy

There is no one on earth more disgusting and repulsive than he who gives alms. Even as there is no one so miserable as he who accepts them.

Earth More Miserable Who Even He

When I graduated, I was my biggest ever: 15 stone, with a boyfriend - my first - of just 11 stone. I was 23 years old. It wasn't just affecting my career: it was a health issue as well.

Health Stone Career Old First Years

Before I was reading science fiction, I read Hemingway. Farewell to Arms was my first adult novel that said not everything ends well. It was one of those times where reading has meant a great deal to me, in terms of my development - an insight came from that book.

Science Great Me Book Reading Said

I almost feel like Mars has been taking care of me for all of these years.

Me Care Feel Mars Years Been

Just because they really are out to get you doesn't mean you aren't paranoid.

You Just Because Mean Out Paranoid

You can't think of technology as separate from all of our human drama anymore.

Technology Think You Drama Human

When I was filming the Marilyn Monroe movie, I was listening to a lot of Leonard Cohen.

Michelle Williams

Listening Movie Lot Filming Monroe

I'm the treasurer of the state of Ohio, where, when the United States credit rating was downgraded for the first time in American history, and 14 government funds around the country were downgraded, we earned the highest rating we could earn on our $4 billion investment fund.

History Time Government American

I wanted to be Anthony Hopkins and ended up being neither a film star nor having a career on the stage.

Career Stage Up Star Being Film

All the modern verse plays, they're terrible; they're mostly about the poetry. It's more important that the play is first.

Poetry Play Important More First

If in my fight I can encourage even some people to understand and to abandon policies they now so blindly follow, I shall not regret any punishment I may incur.

Fight People Regret I Can Understand

My favorite work is The Full Monty because I got an Oscar for it. But it was really hard work at the time. Sometimes comedy is not a bundle of laughs to actually do.

Work Hard Work Time Comedy Sometimes

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