John Burnside Quotes

I remember a nightfall from childhood, far from home and off the known track: I'd been walking with some older boys, but they ran off and left me, and as darkness hurried in, I suddenly realised how far from home I was.

John Burnside

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

HomeDarknessChildhoodMeWalking

If you're a writer, the insight of other writers - if there's some kind of Holy Grail message on how to deal with writer's block or how to deal with any problem that can come up - whether you're writing about yourself or a group of people, I find that very interesting.

Jim Rash

YourselfPeopleWritingProblemYou

There are enough people who lost faith in me that it's time to step aside and let there be a new voice for the 6th district in Washington, so I am not going to run for re-election.

Joe Barton

FaithTimeI AmStepPeopleMe

About four days a week, I do pretty good at having a morning prayer time. But even at that, it's a rambling sort of thing. What I have learned to do better is to try to keep my mind turned toward God and ear inclined toward God throughout the day, and I think I'm doing better at that, but I've got a long way to go.

Max Lucado

GoodMorningGodTimeDayPrayer

The Korean War has also show quite clearly that in a major conflict manpower is as important as horsepower.

Aly Khan

WarConflictImportantClearlyShow

On my parents' scale of values, the more Western something was, the more cultured it was considered.

Amos Oz

ParentsValuesMoreSomethingScale

We like to believe our fashion is growing.

Tommy Hilfiger

FashionBelieveGrowingLikeOur

Prior to ROE V. WADE, abortions were common even though they were illegal. I don't think making them illegal again is going to solve the problem.

Tony Campolo

ThinkProblemGoingCommonAgain

I think a man should treat you like a princess.

Mollie King

ManTreatThinkYouPrincessLike

Sometimes a script comes along that really makes you sit up and pay attention... 'Life at These Speeds' has an emotional intensity that really kicked me in the guts.

Douglas Booth

LifeMeAttentionYouSometimesPay

I'd love to have a little Coco if I could have my way. I always dress up my dogs and they probably hate me for it, so it would be nice to dress up a human being.

Coco Austin

LoveHateDressMeBe NiceNice

Love means that everything is right with the world. Love and only love. Love means that you are content within your own heart and in the presence of the person that you love, who fills your day and makes you stronger and wiser, and gives you the confidence to go out into the world. Love is just the most beautiful, joyous feeling.

Pierce Brosnan

LoveConfidenceHeartBeautifulDay

Belarus is a closed, authoritarian system, and the theme of Chernobyl is also a closed topic.

Svetlana Alexievich

AuthoritarianThemeSystemClosed

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