Jeff Vandermeer Quotes

There are a lot of human-created systems that we like to tout as being logical that are actually riddled with illogic. And then, on the other hand, we have all these natural systems that are not conscious, but they are logical, and they work really well.

Jeff Vandermeer

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Topics

WorkHandNaturalBeingWellLike

The American public's a lot more sophisticated than we all give them credit for. And on complicated issues, I'm going to give them straight answers. And if it takes more than three minutes, I'm going to do it.

Joe Biden

AmericanCreditComplicatedThree

My idea of a good fantasy is something that's absolutely grounded in reality. And there's a little element that doesn't belong there - and that's the fantasy element - that you have to react to and deal with in a completely real way.

Melissa Mathison

GoodRealityYouReactFantasyWay

I always thought I'd make films. I didn't think I'd be in them.

Max Minghella

ThinkThoughtAlwaysMakeThem

I'd never done any Beckett before 'Krapp,' and I haven't done any of his other plays since. I've always felt that 'Krapp' is an autobiographical piece.

John Hurt

DoneNeverAlwaysPieceBeforeHis

Read things to not just know what's going on, but see it from different varying viewpoints.

Angela Rye

KnowSeeThingsGoingDifferent

The pill was the liberation of the spirit of women.

Sonia Rykiel

WomenSpiritPillLiberation

I've only been in love with a beer bottle and a mirror.

Sid Vicious

LoveMirrorBeerBottleOnlyBeen

The funny thing is, Dennis Miller got me back into comedy.

Tommy Chong

FunnyMeComedyBackGotThing

The fact is, I've always felt more British than Irish. Maybe it was the way I was brought up, I don't know, but I have always felt more of a connection with the U.K. than with Ireland.

Rory McIlroy

ConnectionKnowWayMoreIrishUp

Down to Gehenna, or up to the Throne, He travels the fastest who travels alone.

Rudyard Kipling

AloneDownUpThroneWhoHe

At one point I had a stretch where it was working on 'In Treatment,' then 'True Blood,' then 'Durham County,' then 'True Blood,' then 'In Treatment' again. If I didn't have that little dose of 'True Blood' in the middle, I might have lost my mind.

Michelle Forbes

MindLostBloodTrueLittleMiddle

Our political institutions work remarkably well. They are designed to clang against each other. The noise is democracy at work.

Michael Novak

WorkDemocracyPoliticalNoiseWell

Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Quote by Jeff Vandermeer