Simon Toyne Quotes

The author always knows more than the reader does at the start of a novel, and gradually, they share that knowledge with the reader - that's storytelling.

Simon Toyne

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: February 29, 1968

Topics

KnowledgeStartMoreStorytelling

The European Union is the world's most successful invention for advancing peace.

John Bruton

PeaceWorldInventionSuccessful

I definitely binge watch. My schedule is so inconsistent and crazy and hectic that if I get a chunk of time, it's like, 'Oh, sweet, I have three hours. I'm going to watch three episodes of 'Peaky Blinders' right now.'

Jesse Lee Soffer

TimeSweetCrazyNowThreeSchedule

I hope to continue working in film, television and theatre.

Jeremy Bulloch

HopeTheatreTelevisionFilmWorking

You're never wasting your time as long as you learn from every single thing you do, whether you feel like those attempts are successful or not.

Tomi Adeyemi

TimeFeelLearnLongYouNever

I think there must be something wrong with me as a writer. Because all my friends who are writers find reasons to hate everything about their day. But I just love writing. I love starting the day with language and seeing if I can make something of it.

Roger Rosenblatt

LoveHateDayMeWritingThink

There are two types of paparazzi. The ones who hide who get you with your mouth hanging wide open or jumping up and down like an idiot on the street. I much prefer them to the ones who come out and follow you.

Dianna Agron

IdiotYouMouthHideDownStreet

I think I'm less anonymous than I was.

Philip Seymour Hoffman

ThinkAnonymousThanI ThinkLess

In State of the Union addresses, I always look at the foreign policy and military parts first, which are generally pretty minimal.

Phil Klay

LookMilitaryFirstAlwaysPolicy

There was always a feeling for me that it would work. That's what keeps me going. You go in with a positive attitude and stay there, and that's a big part of what does make it work.

Shelley Long

PositiveWorkAttitudeMeYouGo

People go on Snapchat - I don't understand it. It's the first app I felt, 'Oh no, I'm out of touch with burgeoning technology. I'm not 16!'

Thomas Middleditch

TechnologyPeopleGoUnderstandOut

We tend to become like those whom we admire.

Thomas S. Monson

AdmireBecomeLikeWhomThoseTend

A lot of people say this honor validates my career, but I didn't work hard for validation.

Ryne Sandberg

WorkPeopleWork HardHonorCareer

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