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Michael Ondaatje Quotes

I tend not to know what the plot is or the story is or even the theme. Those things come later, for me.

Michael Ondaatje

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Me Story Know Theme Things Plot

With Benghazi, I don't see anyone saying, 'Hey look, I am overall responsible for this and therefore, I take responsibility for what happened. It's my fault.' I haven't heard that yet. Meanwhile, the other side of the coin, the Osama bin Laden raid, it seems everyone made that decision, and that's just unbelievable to me.

Responsibility Decision I Am Me Look

The idea of cross-border payments is going to completely go away... Our vision is for there to be no distinction between international and domestic payments.

Vision Go Away Going Idea Go Away

Marriage is like life - it is a field of battle, not a bed of roses.

Robert Louis Stevenson

Life Marriage Battle Roses Bed Like

The biggest challenge for open source is that as it enters the consumer market, as projects like WordPress and Firefox have done, you have to create a user experience that is on par or better than the proprietary alternatives.

Challenge Experience Better You Done

I don't think God cares if I wear nail polish or not. I don't think that's a deal breaker for him.

God Think Him Wear Nail Polish Deal

If you live long enough, you'll see that every victory turns into a defeat.

Simone de Beauvoir

Live Victory Enough Long You Defeat

I've learned a lot from my parents.

Parents Learned Lot

Grandchildren are the dots that connect the lines from generation to generation.

Generation Grandchildren Connect Dots

My only obligation is to keep myself and other people guessing.

Myself People Obligation Guessing

I still have horrible luck with girls.

Jonathan Bennett

Luck Horrible Still

The truth is, when I started to make films, I was terrified. I had a huge difference in what I was writing in the screenplay and what was on the screen after. Sometimes there was a big gap. Now, the more I have experienced, the more I do movies, the more I feel that the dream is closer to the screen. It's coming with experience.

Denis Villeneuve

Truth Experience Writing Truth Is

If you start in the pit of despair with these profane, awful things, even a glimmer of hope or awareness is going to occur that's much brighter coming from this dark, awful beginning.

Chuck Palahniuk

Hope Beginning Start You Dark Going

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