Winifred Holtby Quotes

These are they whose youth was violently severed by war and death; a word on the telephone, a scribbled line on paper, and their future ceased. They have built up their lives again, but their safety is not absolute, their fortress not impregnable.

Winifred Holtby

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: June 23, 1898 - September 29, 1935

Topics

FutureDeathWarSafetyYouthLine

My vocation is more in composition really than anything else - building up harmonies using the guitar, orchestrating the guitar like an army, a guitar army.

Jimmy Page

BuildingGuitarArmyMoreAnything

While the Cold War had us questioning our next-door neighbors, big brands emerged to capture our trust. We became consumers.

Joe Gebbia

TrustWarColdCaptureNeighborsUs

I spend a lot of time with Buddhists. I'm not a Buddhist, but their relationship with death interests me.

Joan Baez

RelationshipTimeDeathMeSpend

And, I'd never done Tennessee Williams, and I had done Broadway musicals, so it was a challenge.

Andrea Martin

ChallengeDoneNeverTennesseeHad

It's volatile, the marriage. Which one isn't? Nothing better than a good, full-on row. Get it all out. Say rude and nasty things. And then be sorry. Genuinely sorry, afterwards.

John Lydon

GoodMarriageSorryBetterNothing

Overall I think that the most important thing is to have true friends, and always to stay true to yourself and never try to be somebody that you're not.

Diego Boneta

YourselfThinkFriendsYouTrueTry

I love Nic Cage. He was so much fun to work with.

Diane Kruger

WorkLoveFunCageHeMuch

There's something about dinosaurs that should be very humbling to human beings.

Colin Trevorrow

HumanDinosaursSomethingHumbling

I've always set out to embrace all that I am.

Chris Ofili

I AmEmbraceAlwaysOutSetAm

I am preppy, geek-chic with a touch of Bozo the Clown with a touch of 'Showgirls.' Sometimes, I look at myself and think I should put on a red nose, white face and maybe entertain some kids.

Brad Goreski

MyselfI AmRedFaceThinkLook

There is a lot of extreme emotion in Korean film. It's because there are a lot of extremes in Korean society.

Bong Joon-ho

SocietyEmotionFilmBecauseExtreme

Pretty much, you point to a problem and good reasoning about why people are doing what they are doing and what constraints they face in terms of how others will behave, and you're looking at a problem that could be improved upon by game-theoretic reasoning.

Bruce Bueno de Mesquita

GoodPeopleLookingFaceProblem

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