Colm Toibin Quotes

Between the ages of 8 and 12 it was difficult to know what my father was saying, and he moved very slowly, and then he died.

Colm Toibin

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

FatherSayingKnowDifficultSlowly

I think there's a far more general audience now because I've done more populist stuff on telly.

Jo Brand

ThinkDoneNowMoreAudienceStuff

If your support the community, they will support you.

Jerry Greenfield

CommunitySupportYouWillYour

When good media takes a bounded form, and comes once in a period of time, it begs to be consumed as a whole - it creates an engaging experience. We don't dip in and out of an episode of 'Game of Thrones,' after all - we take it in as a whole. Why have we abandoned this concept when it comes to publications, simply because they exist online?

John Battelle

GoodTimeExperienceGameMediaWhy

I just don't really think about death.

Andy Biersack

DeathThinkJustAboutReally

Though it might be invidious to mention individuals, yet I may be allowed to say how much I owe to the constant help of my wife, not quite my first, but much my most consistent collaborator, and over the longest period of years.

Robert Robinson

WifeHelpSayFirstOverYears

I've always told my wife, 'Anytime I have an opportunity to be on something that I would watch even if I wasn't on it, that's when I get really, really giddy.'

Sterling K. Brown

OpportunityWifeAlwaysSomething

God does guide the lives of individuals and does fill them with the Holy Ghost.

Robert Duvall

GodGhostHolyGuideHoly Ghost

NC-17 means that you get it in like 3 theaters. They won't run the spots on MTV, won't run the advertising. It's the kiss of death so there was really no other choice.

Rob Zombie

DeathKissAdvertisingYouChoice

There's something incredibly vulnerable about middle school for me. We're really impressionable during that period. The cement's still wet, so to speak, and a lot of things later in life are born during that season.

Mat Kearney

LifeSchoolMeSpeakBornMiddle

I would wear sunglasses all the time if it wasn't looked down upon in certain situations. I always thought I'd be someone who wore sunglasses like Roy Orbison.

LP

TimeSunglassesThoughtSomeoneDown

As a rule, our largest cities are the worst governed.

Josiah Strong

WorstRuleOurGovernedCities

America is in a runaway-train position and dragging all the world with it. It's grotesquely mentally ill.

Joni Mitchell

WorldAmericaPositionMentallyIll

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