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Matt Haig Quotes

My early novels were written in quite a dark place. I stand by them, but I would never write them again. I think it is subversive to embrace emotional optimism, because it goes against the grain.

Matt Haig

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Optimism Think Stand Early Dark

Compared with my brother, I always felt like Richard III, some clever humpbacked thing who surpassed him in the end. He was the one who read books, but I became the writer. He painted and drew, but I was the one who got accepted by the High School of Music and Art.

Jerome Charyn

Music Art School Brother High School

A lot of stuff I wear I've had since high school.

Mayim Bialik

School High School High Wear Stuff

In the morning, I have certain aspirations. One of my goals is to avoid looking at the computer or checking e-mail for at least an hour after I wake up. I also try to avoid alarm clocks as much as possible, because it's just nice to wake up without one.

Matt Mullenweg

Goals Morning Looking Wake Up Nice

I often say my naivete early on in my career worked in my favor.

Sophia Amoruso

Early Career Say Favor Often Worked

I'm not high maintenance.

Sienna Miller

I've gotten to believe it's more fun to play politicians than actually be them.

Rob Lowe

Fun Believe Play More Politicians

It has been rumoured that I was the brains of the robbery, but that was totally incorrect. I've been described as the tea boy, which is also incorrect.

Ronald Biggs

Tea Boy Brains Been Robbery Which

I'm always interested in what we're not being shown. So if you're playing ostensibly a quote-unquote 'baddie,' what are their good sides, and vice versa.

Rupert Friend

Good You Sides Always Vice Playing

I think my mother was like a small company which, because things are not ship-shape, keeps two sets of books, one for the auditors and then there's the other one.

Michael Lindsay-Hogg

Mother Small Think Company Two Like

Higher education is meant to provide economic opportunity to Americans - not provide unscrupulous companies the opportunity to syphon off billions in federal taxpayer dollars unfairly.

Lisa Madigan

Education Opportunity Higher Education

You're making a movie, not a documentary. If you made a film like the historians would like you to make, you're not going to go and see it. I'd rather see paint dry.

Dougray Scott

You Go See Paint Film Going

'Caddyshack' touched people; so did 'Tron.' 'Caddyshack' is a lifestyle, and 'Tron' is more religious, spiritual, but both are very emotional responses.

Cindy Morgan

Spiritual People Lifestyle More Did