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John Lanchester Quotes

A novel usually begins, in my experience, with a thought or image that won't leave me alone.

John Lanchester

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: journalist
Nationality: british
Birth: February 25, 1962

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Alone Experience Me Thought Image

We're obviously going to spend a lot in marketing because we think the product sells itself.

Think Marketing Product Going Spend

Three or four stones in one firing will all react differently. I try to achieve a balance between those that haven't progressed enough and those about to go too far.

Andy Goldsworthy

Balance Enough Achieve Go Three Try

Gerald Ford brought to the political arena no demons, no hidden agenda, no hit list or acts of vengeance. He knew who he was, and he didn't require consultants or gurus to change him.

Change Political Demons Vengeance He

When I made 'What They Want,' I was going crazy. When I made 'Losin Control,' I was going crazy, when I made all the songs that are on my Soundcloud, every time I was out, I went crazy, like it was still the first song that I made.

Time Crazy Control Song Want First

It's good for me to pull away from something that is just done for effect, which was basically Sue White in 'Green Wing.' In that, it was very much: if in trouble, gurn, or fall down. There was no character background to Sue. You didn't know who she was. She didn't have any toehold in any kind of reality.

Good Character Me Green Reality You

If you develop rules, never have more than ten.

Donald Rumsfeld

You Rules More Never Ten Than

When in doubt, I always go vintage! Get a ruffled dress and throw a t-shirt over it.

Dress Vintage Doubt Go When In Doubt

I'm glad I get to live in the United States of America.

Live America United Get Glad States

Chilli ice cream doesn't taste bad. But I wouldn't eat it again.

Ice Ice Cream Bad Eat Taste Again

There can be no equality or opportunity if men and women and children be not shielded in their lives from the consequences of great industrial and social processes which they cannot alter, control, or singly cope with.

Women Opportunity Children Great Men

One of the things that's difficult for people to understand is when you join the military, you don't sign up as an endorsement of any particular policy of the moment.

Moment People You Understand Policy

Thing is, I went to a born-again Christian high school, was brought up in a traditional Mormon family where these ideas about parenting are of structure and sacrifice. To think outside of that idea of family and parenting that I've grown up with is tough but also very freeing.

Family Parenting Sacrifice School

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