Colm Toibin Quotes

I work very deliberately, with a plan. But sometimes I come to a point that I planned as the end and it needs softening. Ending a novel is almost like putting a child to sleep - it can't be done abruptly.

Colm Toibin

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

WorkSleepChildEndingEndPlan

I'm a fan of Louis C.K., I'm a fan of Lena Dunham. I love shows about people that other people would consider unlikable, or, like, the work of Woody Allen and Albert Brooks.

Jill Soloway

WorkLovePeopleWouldLikeFan

I have been adopted by the millennials, and I'm enjoying every minute of it! I'm learning a new language.

Maxine Waters

LearningLanguageNewMillennials

I grew up in Spokane, Washington, in a very Christian, conservative home.

Matty Mullins

HomeChristianWashingtonUpVery

Tiny Tim? Anyone could sing like that. It's atrocious. It's hideous, really.

Maurice Gibb

SingLikeTinyCouldReallyAnyone

Critics... They're like traffic cops. They say what they have to say, then leave, and another guy moves in ,and he has his say - and it's often just the opposite. The result is either critical acclaim or critical murder, and neither has any bearing on my music or direction.

Jeff Buckley

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Some people have such a talent for making the best of a bad situation that they go around creating bad situations so they can make the best of them.

Jean Kerr

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I'm quite open to the fact that I might be a tinfoil-hat freak.

Robbie Williams

OpenFreakMightFactQuite

I'm like a tree. My leaves might change color, but my roots are the same.

Rose Namajunas

ChangeTreeRootsColorSameLike

Football is what, 15 years? I want to invest 100% of my life into the game, so when it's all said and done, I don't want to have regrets.

Romelu Lukaku

LifeFootballGameMy LifeDone

Although everyone fights, few people know how to have a good argument, an argument that clears the air and makes it less likely a future argument will take place on the same subject.

David Viscott

GoodFuturePeoplePlaceArgument

People don't like it when you compare the miracle of childbirth to writing a book, but I think there is some overlap in the two because they are both pure agony.

Colson Whitehead

PeopleWritingBookThinkYouPure

The thing I love about Myspace is it's a safe place where I can talk to fans every day.

Art Alexakis

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