John Lanchester Quotes

I love London in the rare parts of the year when it's quiet, and no time is more reliably quiet than the week between Christmas and New Year.

John Lanchester

Recitation: by Male by Female

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LoveTimeWeekYearQuietNew

I'm a world-class people watcher. I like to watch people's body movements, their expressions. It says so much about them.

Jill Scott

PeopleBodyWatchLikeWorld-Class

It's a shame and a disgrace that so few people take part in the political process.

John Lewis

PeopleProcessPoliticalShameTake

At the beginning of my career, my desire to understand was associated with a profound desire to act, with the wish to influence opinion and policy; but, over the years, this motivation has come to be of secondary importance, far behind my desire to understand.

Maurice Allais

BeginningInfluenceOpinionWish

At the end of the day, if I can say I had fun, it was a good day.

Simone Biles

GoodDayGood DayFunEndI Can

I can jump on to a kitchen worktop from standing, like Tigger. It was something my dad could do, and I copied it from him.

Tom Riley

KitchenI CanJumpHimSomething

The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four Americans is suffering from some form of mental illness. Think of your three best friends. If they're okay, then it's you.

Rita Mae Brown

BestSufferingThinkFriendsYou

Unless I have my aunt or my boyfriend to take care of me, I'm a little pathetic.

Rufus Wainwright

MeCareTake CareAuntLittleTake

I love everything about Philadelphia, and its food is like the city itself: real-deal, hearty, and without pretension. We've always had an underdog vibe as a city, but that just makes us try harder, and I love our scrappiness and scruffiness.

Lisa Scottoline

LoveFoodCityUnderdogPhiladelphia

There's no point in getting too worried about things, because life is too short.

Dolores O'Riordan

LifeLife Is Too ShortShortPoint

Loss is inevitable - you have to be blind or naive to think otherwise.

Alice McDermott

ThinkBlindLossYouInevitable

As you move along, it's about choices. Once you've gathered enough credits, you have to be more specific. You have to know what level of show you want to work on and be willing to turn down a lot of work to have the career you want.

Tim Van Patten

WorkChoicesEnoughYouCareerDown

I think it's important to encourage gluttony in all its formats.

Lydia Lunch

ThinkImportantEncourageGluttony

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