John Burnside Quotes

My poems tend to be more celebratory and lyrical, and the novels so far pretty dark. Poetry doesn't seem to me to be an appropriate tool for exploring that.

John Burnside

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: scottish
  • Birth: March 19, 1955

Topics

PoetryMeDarkMoreExploringSeem

Abe Foxman has been a friend and advisor of mine for a long time.

Joe Biden

FriendTimeLongLong TimeBeenAbe

I admire people who are completely at ease with themselves. But I don't have that feeling.

Matt Lauer

PeopleFeelingAdmireEaseWho

Everyone has 4 ounce gloves on, and they're big boys, and they can throw hard.

Stipe Miocic

HardEveryoneBigThrowGloves

I believe that once I put music out, it's owned by the listener.

Sia

MusicBelieveI BelieveOutOnce

I love learning new things, and 'Austin & Ally,' honestly, was probably the best foundation for the acting side of me, just cause I learned so much.

Ross Lynch

LoveLearningBestNew ThingsMe

We British and Americans have never been conquered and occupied by the Germans, or forced to make the choice between defiance and collaboration, or haunted by the choices, evasions and moral ambiguities that only a defeated and occupied country can feel.

Michael Korda

CollaborationChoicesFeelChoice

What we know to be true is that comfort isn't always freedom. People confuse the two.

DeRay Mckesson

FreedomPeopleBe TrueComfortKnow

I can't save the world, but if I can share some ideas, people might be able to save themselves.

Donovan

PeopleIdeasWorldI CanShareAble

Throughout my work is the idea, over and over, that we must all learn to respect one another.

Cornel Wilde

WorkRespectLearnOverMustIdea

Violence does, in truth, recoil upon the violent, and the schemer falls into the pit which he digs for another.

Arthur Conan Doyle

TruthViolenceViolentHeFallsPit

Believe in yourself and know that you're strong enough to get through just about anything.

Ashleigh Murray

Believe In YourselfYourselfBelieve

Do you remember a scene with Ryan and Ali playing in the snow? Well, that was improvised.

Arthur Hiller

SnowRememberYouPlayingWellAli

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