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John Lanchester Quotes

I grew up in Hong Kong, and London used to seem very gray: the sky was gray, the buildings were gray, the food was incredibly gray - the food had, like, new kinds of grayness specially invented for it.

John Lanchester

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Food Sky Buildings New London Gray

Because Tom Doherty and people like that are not stupid. If they could have streamlined their operation more to get more money out of it, they would have done it. It's not like they're a bunch of idiots.

Jerry Pournelle

Money People Stupid Done More Out

I think in my job, it's quite difficult to find work on television... you don't necessarily want to get a profile for something that you don't fully believe in.

Andrew Scott

Work Job Believe Think You Find

I'm not very good at thinking, 'This is the thing I should do now to help my career.' I mean, I want to keep my career going, but that's not what draws me to a story.

Andrew Haigh

Good Me Story Thinking Help Career

I also found child's play - stuff that was not considered serious, but goofy - was the stuff I liked to do, so I still do it as an adult.

Matt Groening

Child Play Serious Goofy Adult

It comforts the adult conscience to remember that, amid history's grave injustices, there were still great lives.

Rumaan Alam

History Great Remember Conscience

Christians are commanded to pray in the name of Jesus. It is not a practice reserved just for personal prayers, or prayers rendered in church.

Monica Johnson

Practice Name Church Personal Pray

I don't follow trends, so I make my own.

Mohamed Hadid

My Own Trends Follow Own Make

I'm trying to show I'm a trained actress - I can transform myself into different characters. I'm not just an ingenue.

Ming-Na Wen

Myself Trying I Can Different Just

I only wore makeup when I went onstage.

Little Richard

Makeup Only Onstage Wore

I think of feedback as constructive, not positive or negative. You choose to do what you want with it.

Denise Morrison

Positive Negative Think You Choose

There's a major underlying idea as you grow up that you need to just save your money and get that affordable housing at the edge of town where you're away from the city where all the crime happens or whatever.

Conor Oberst

Money City Grow You Edge Need

A financier is a pawnbroker with imagination.

Arthur Wing Pinero

Imagination Financier