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Colm Toibin Quotes

Writing tends to be very deliberate. A novelist could probably run a military campaign with some success. They could certainly run a country.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: irish
Birth: May 30, 1955

Topics

Success Writing Country Run Military

My fellow Minnesotans join me in mourning the loss of America's 40th President and celebrating the life of a man who personified both the greatness and goodness of America.

Life Man Greatness Me America Loss

I think the latest estimates were that we have about 250,000 millionaires and billionaires. President Obama wants to increase their taxes 13 percent.

Think President Taxes Percent Wants

People think, 'Oh, well how can 'The Hobbit,' which is one book, become three films?' But you can take one line from an appendice and it turns into a whole sequence.

People Book Think You Three Become

It has always been my private conviction that any man who puts his intelligence up against a fish and loses had it coming.

Intelligence Man Fish Always Up Who

That final match I had at WrestleMania with The Rock was my last match.

Stone Cold Steve Austin

Rock Final Last Match Had

I have several Gujarati friends in Mumbai, and I keep eating from their tiffin boxes whenever we meet. I love Gujarati food!

Love Food Eating Friends Meet Boxes

Indian culture certainly gives the Indian mind, including the mind of the Indian scientist, the ability to think out of the box.

Culture Mind Think Box Ability Out

Skinheads and Neo-Nazis are commonly known to openly attack people who get in their way or don't agree with them and their agenda.

People Way Agree Attack Get Who

I love jewelry - gold and diamonds. I'm a woman.

Monica Bellucci

Love Woman Gold Jewelry Diamonds

Heroes are people who think more of others than themselves. This is not to say that they don't think of themselves. They do. They certainly do. But they think of others more.

Lloyd Alexander

People Think Say Others More Heroes

You write about what you know, and you write about what you want to know.

You Know Want Write About

I tell directors, 'I can't promise you a hit, but I can promise you the movie is going to be yours.' When you work for a studio, they pay you a lot of money, but in exchange for that, they tell you what to do.

Work Money You I Can Pay Tell

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