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John Lanchester Quotes

'Community,' that loaded word so beloved of politicians, is simply not a reality in most people's lives. It's normal for us to be cut off from each other.

John Lanchester

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Community People Reality Politicians

In 'Zombieland,' it was such a freewheeling plot it almost didn't matter what the characters were doing scene to scene as long as there was a consistent banter.

Jesse Eisenberg

Doing Long Matter Consistent Plot

Magna Carta has become totemic. It is in the comedy of Tony Hancock, in the poetry of Kipling, never far from the front pages in a constitutional crisis.

Melvyn Bragg

Poetry Comedy Crisis Become Never

I would like to think people would take me seriously.

Michael Avenatti

People Me Think Seriously Take Like

Becoming an Olympian is the ultimate reward for any athlete.

Michael Diamond

Reward Athlete Becoming Ultimate Any

Don't be afraid to make things up. Never fear being exposed as a fraud. Experts make things up all the time. They're qualified to.

Stephen Colbert

Fear Time Never Fraud Afraid Up

The thing about my fridge is, it's a family fridge, so there's a little of something everybody likes in there.

Martina McBride

Family Little Something Likes Fridge

Our United States military is not our threat.

Michael McCaul

Military United Threat United States

I don't like the idea that you're supposed to woo someone by doing things you wouldn't want to do on an everyday basis.

Jason Ralph

Someone Doing You Want Everyday Woo

Man was created a little lower than the angels and has been getting a little lower ever since.

Josh Billings

Man Angels Little Been Than Created

The quality of a man's mind can generally be judged by the size of his wastepaper basket.

Jose Bergamin

Quality Man Mind Size Basket Judged

I'm an ambitious fellow; I'll be frank about that.

Corey Stewart

Ambitious About Frank Fellow

The women who inspired this play deserved to be smacked across the head with a meat ax and that, I flatter myself, is exactly what I smacked them with.

Clare Boothe Luce

Women Myself Play Meat Head Who