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Matt Haig Quotes

If you sell the film rights to your book, it doesn't mean there will be a film. I have sold the rights to five books and had zero films made. Take the money and be thankful.

Matt Haig

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: british
Birth: July 3, 1975

Topics

Thankful Money Book You Will Mean

What I find appalling is the intrusive nature towards my extended family.

Jeremy Corbyn

Family Nature Find Extended Family

Spare a thought for the poor introverts among us. In a world of party animals and glad-handers, they're the ones who stand by the punch bowl. In a world of mixers and pub crawls, they prefer to stay home with a book. Everywhere around them, cell phones ring and e-mails chime and they just want a little quiet.

Jeffrey Kluger

Home World Book Thought Stand Party

I wear lots of Junk de Luxe sweaters, Cult of Individuality jeans - which are about the best for me - and Fiorentini + Baker boots. With fashion I'm good on jeans and boots. Ask me about anything else, and I'll just look at you doe-eyed and not understand what you're talking about.

Stephen Moyer

Good Best Me Fashion Talking Boots

I want to make films without a single clear message, and films that are as close as possible to what it feels like to be alive. At least to me.

Spike Jonze

Me Alive Want Possible Single Clear

The Chinese do make vast quantities of wine for home consumption, but you wouldn't want to drink it yourself.

Simon Hoggart

Home Yourself Wine You Want Drink

One of the reasons why I think people have gone from reading mainstream newspapers to the Internet is because they realize they're being lied to.

Robert Fisk

People Reading Think Internet Why

A single prop that does not look real to an audience can louse you up. The same is true of the smallest flaw in setting up the motivation in a story line.

Desi Arnaz

Story Motivation You Look True Line

Most umpires are good about letting the argument go, but you can only go on for so long, or go so far. If you don't leave it alone after a minute or two, you're in trouble. They want to keep the game moving, so they've got to throw you out. I had trouble leaving it alone, I guess.

Bobby Cox

Good Alone Moving Game Long You

With each film, I try to outdo my previous films.

Allu Arjun

Try Film Each Previous Outdo Films

There are people who are unhappy with everything.

Prince

People Unhappy Everything Who

I'm convinced that promoting sport is an intelligent way of educating our children.

Shakira

Children Intelligent Way Convinced

I always say that when I'm playing well, no one can beat me. I'm not just saying that to sound full of myself or anything, but it's true.

Serena Williams

Myself Me Saying Say True Sound