Michel Faber Quotes

My affinity, as a novelist, with Dickens has been overstated. I relish the way everything in his prose pulsates with life force, and I'm in debt to him every time I invest inanimate objects with uncanny animism. But his female characters annoy me.

Michel Faber

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: dutch
  • Birth: April 13, 1960

Topics

LifeTimeMeDebtWayEverything

My father grew up in Brooklyn, N.Y., with my grandparents. In Norwegian my name is pronounced 'Yoo' but my father used to call me 'Joe.'

Jo Nesbo

FatherMeNameBrooklynGrandparents

Four personalities are bound to clash.

John Deacon

FourPersonalitiesBoundClash

I grew up in a strong family; we had strong family bonds.

John Howard

FamilyStrongUpBondsHadGrew

I really strive to bring something new to each book. I don't want to write the same book over and over again.

Robert Crais

BookNewWantStriveWriteOver

We have to get back to the beauty of just being alive in this present moment.

Mary McDonnell

BeautyMomentPresentBackAlive

Discipline is not always internalized and actually can breed resentment among children.

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

ChildrenDisciplineAlwaysResentment

You have to be careful not to get overexposed.

Mike Love

YouBe CarefulGetCareful

I want people to be open to the idea of sitting down and reading a Dickens book. They will also have a great time.

Miriam Margolyes

GreatTimePeopleBookReadingDown

I'm such a big fan of Woody Allen. I once tried staying at the same hotel as him, hoping I would bump into him!

Deepika Padukone

HotelHimSameBigBig FanFan

I want in 40 years to still be acting and to more than anything have longevity and not just be this huge flash in the pan and then disappear.

Debby Ryan

ActingWantMoreLongevityAnything

Now, games have been democratized. Everyone plays games.

Chris DeWolfe

NowGamesEveryoneBeenPlays

Queen songs are not about the life of a rock star - they tend to be about the lives of normal people, which is why I think the songs connect so much. We're very lucky that they seemingly connect with every generation.

Brian May

LifeQueenPeopleThinkGeneration

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