Michael Ondaatje Quotes

I see the poem or the novel ending with an open door.

Michael Ondaatje

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: canadian
  • Birth: September 12, 1943

Topics

DoorEndingOpenSeeI SeePoem

You don't know why someone is in a certain circumstance and why they chose to be there. Sometimes it's just about having an experience and learning. I don't think you can begrudge someone that.

Megalyn Echikunwoke

LearningExperienceThinkSomeone

Normally, we push away the things we're scared of.

Jeff Bridges

PushScaredThingsAwayNormally

I've often contemplated some kind of tummy tuck surgery, but I know this is not the answer.

Amanda de Cadenet

KnowKindAnswerSurgerySomeOften

There is no doubt that religion had already waned under the onslaught of the Enlightenment, but it was Freud who provided the radically new understanding of human nature that made any religious explanation of the whats and whys of our personhood seem naive.

Tony Campolo

NatureReligionUnderstandingDoubt

Foreign policy - dealing as it does with the most charged political subjects of all, the safety and dignity of the nation - will always be political terrain particularly vulnerable to distortion and demagoguery.

Robert Dallek

SafetyPoliticalDignityWillNation

I will say that 'Riverdale,' yes, is a little more sensationalized. It's based on comics, and it is a little bit more dramatic and a little bit more made for TV, made for teens. For '13 Reasons,' we tried hard to make it as real as we could, as close to reality as possible. No corners were cut; everything was very raw and very real.

Ross Butler

RealitySayWillPossibleMoreHard

I've done an informal, anecdotal survey about marriage, and I've found no evidence that it brings happiness.

Mary McCormack

MarriageHappinessDoneSurveyFound

Friendship is Love without his wings!

Lord Byron

FriendshipLoveWingsWithoutHis

I wanted to do film. I was living in New York and working in theater, but I always wanted to do film.

Christopher Lloyd

New YorkNewLivingAlwaysFilm

I am the consequence of a particular type of demographic movement, one that has always involved paying a high price. But I don't know much about styles or genres. I only know notes and chords.

Concha Buika

I AmPriceKnowMovementHighNotes

When you find what you love, and you find people that will support you, you're living the dream whatever you do.

Cole Swindell

LoveSupportPeopleYouDreamFind

When it seems like the whole world thinks you're bad, it's hard to hang on to your goodness.

Anthony Ray Hinton

WorldYouBadGoodnessHardHang

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