Derek Walcott Quotes

My delight in things is definitely Caribbean. It has to do with landscape and food. The fact that my language may have a metrical direction is because that's the shape of the language. I didn't make that shape.

Derek Walcott

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality:
  • Birth: January 23, 1930

Topics

FoodDirectionLanguageLandscape

War is the trade of Kings.

John Dryden

WarKingsTrade

You can't write masterpieces in your 80s and be happy too.

Maurice Sendak

HappyBe HappyYouWriteYourToo

L.A. is a long shot city, and those who make that shot - you can tell. You can see very clearly who's made it and who hasn't.

Michael Connelly

CityLongYouSeeClearlyTell

The rise of China as a new power is another great challenge for the US. Our failure to properly handle Germany and Japan earlier in the 20th century cost us and the world dearly. We must not make this same mistake with China.

Steve Forbes

FailurePowerGreatChallengeWorld

I can't feel sorry for myself.

Lizzie Armitstead

MyselfSorryFeel

I always counsel aspiring novelists that passion is the most important quality for a writer to possess - technique can be taught, but that relentless desire to write has to come from within.

Lisa Kleypas

PassionQualityDesireImportant

Churches should be able to decide what kinds of unions are sanctified by their denomination, but not what kinds of unions are accepted in the civil arena.

Jared Polis

UnionsDecideKindsAbleAccepted

My work space is so visually crammed. It's like an insane candy store. The number of textiles I'm surrounded with is mind boggling. It's a treat to come home to a nice negative space.

Colleen Atwood

WorkHomeSpaceMindTreatNegative

I'm too shy for personal appearances, and I've found out that anytime I talk about my writing, I can't do any writing for many weeks afterward.

Anne Tyler

WritingPersonalShyTalkOutFound

If you act weird, people are going to treat you weird, but if you're just yourself, people respond to that.

AnnaSophia Robb

YourselfPeopleTreatWeirdYouAct

If you're going to play a prostitute, you can't be too squeamish about that sort of thing. It's just part of the job, since the role requires it.

Paula Malcomson

JobYouPlayGoingRoleJust

As CEO, I had a standing 30-minute meeting every Monday to greet and connect with new hires.

Scott Weiss

MondayMeetingNewConnectStanding

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