Philip Kerr Quotes

The fascination for me writing about crime in Berlin was the idea that there was this much bigger crime taking place in the background, a fantastically epochal moment in history which is just going on. That just sort of makes the whole thing have a greater resonance.

Philip Kerr

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: February 22, 1956

Topics

HistoryMomentMeWritingPlace

I was in and out of comas until I was nine and I would lose entire days and weeks. The novelty of being able to really do stuff hasn't worn off - I still feel like I'm making up for lost time.

Jim Davis

TimeFeelLoseLostOutDays

I've got corporate executives, my bosses... this is true... who will text message me... and say, 'Hey a, heard you had chemotherapy today, want me to stop by and pick you up something to eat and bring it to you?' Whose boss does that? My bosses do that.

Stuart Scott

TodayBossMeYouStopTrue

The sound of the mandolin is a very curious sound because it's cheerful and melancholy at the same time, and I think it comes from that shadow string, the double strings.

Rita Dove

TimeShadowCuriousThinkSound

Nobody intimidates me.

Mike Singletary

MeNobody

When my father served in World War II, he wasn't told, 'Go to Europe for four months, for six months, and then you can come back, and there'll be plenty of big bases there for you to serve on, and don't worry about it.'

Michael T. Flynn

FatherWarWorldWorryYouBack

There's this mythology that parents are supposed to be parents 24/7 and are supposed to be completely fulfilled by their kids. That's not the case. We need to make our own passions a priority.

Julia Cameron

ParentsNeedOwnMythologyKidsOur

The only reason I ever do an independent film is that I believe in it, and I think it has something special to offer. I'm certainly not doing it to be a millionaire.

Jason Ritter

BelieveThinkDoingIndependentFilm

It's a real primal thing, watching someone get hurt. It's funny and accessible.

Johnny Knoxville

FunnyHurtSomeoneWatchingReal

All I know is it was incredible watching Robert Downey Jr. bring Chaplin to life. Talk about weight-lifting!

Diane Lane

LifeKnowTalkWatchingBringAbout

In my growing-up years in Germany, I attended church in many different locations and circumstances - in humble back rooms, in impressive villas, and in very functional modern chapels.

Dieter F. Uchtdorf

HumbleChurchBackCircumstances

It is possible to have a pretty good life and career being a leech and a parasite in the media world, gadding about from TV studio to TV studio, writing inconsequential pieces and having a good time. But in the end you have a great sense of personal dissatisfaction.

Boris Johnson

LifeGoodGreatTimeWritingWorld

But even the President of the United States sometimes must have to stand naked.

Bob Dylan

StandSometimesPresidentNakedMust

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