Romesh Gunesekera Quotes

Novels are the means by which we can escape the moment we are imprisoned in, but at the same time, the roots of a novel are in the world in which it is written. We write, and we read, to understand the world we live in.

Romesh Gunesekera

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
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  • Birth: 1954

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LiveTimeMomentRootsWorldEscape

I always disliked that anytime you had gays represented in - and there were some exceptions, certainly - but represented in popular fiction, they were usually the goofy neighbor next door, you know? And I just thought, 'Well, I know a lot of gay people, and they're just as varied as the heterosexual people I know.'

Joe R. Lansdale

PeopleDoorThoughtYouGayKnow

One thing that changed when I moved upstate was that I became interested in different materials. I started making the stone benches because I was seeing rocks.

Jenny Holzer

SeeingStoneRocksStartedDifferent

I mean, I'm in the business of storytelling, not message making.

John le Carre

BusinessStorytellingMeanMessage

If the Wright Brothers were alive today, Orville would have to lay off Wilbur.

Robert Crandall

TodayAliveOffWouldBrothersWere

I'm coming from a place of total strength and humility now.

Robert Downey, Jr.

StrengthHumilityPlaceNowComing

I was a painfully shy person in my pre-acting days.

Lucy Deakins

PersonShyDaysShy PersonPainfully

I'm not easily satisfied with things. I always want to do better. I always want to improve. I always want to grow.

Little Simz

GrowBetterWantAlwaysImprove

Ballet teaches you how to hold yourself.

Joseph Altuzarra

YourselfYouHoldBalletHow

I can't control the criticism. It's something you certainly don't appreciate, but by the same token, everybody is entitled to their opinion.

Don Shula

ControlOpinionCriticismAppreciate

We had four years of world war which the peoples endured only because they were told that their sufferings would free humanity forever from the scourge of war.

Arthur Henderson

WarWorldFreeHumanityYearsFour

Making dance music was one of the best things I did in my life. I traveled the world; I met the most amazing fans. I got a lot of respect from doing it.

Wynter Gordon

LifeMusicRespectBestDanceWorld

Being famous as a writer is like being famous in a village. It's not really any very heady fame.

Peter Carey

FamousVillageFameBeing FamousAny

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