Susanna Clarke Quotes

Nothing, I find, has prepared me for the sight of my own characters walking about. A playwright or screenwriter must expect it; a novelist doesn't and naturally concludes that she has gone mad.

Susanna Clarke

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: November 1, 1959

Topics

MeWalkingFindMadNothingMy Own

I can say that we are very clear in our mind about the responsibility of the national soldiers for the break with civilisation that was the Shoah. We are firmly convinced that this is something that will have to be handed over to generations to come... so we don't see any reason to change our view of history.

Angela Merkel

ChangeHistoryResponsibilityMind

For special wrestlers, there's somewhere else to go - as long as you're not brainwashed by that WWE mentality. There's other worlds out there; it's OK to switch around.

Jeff Hardy

LongYouGoSpecialOutSomewhere

Buying books was a way anyone could acquire a work of art for very little.

Sol LeWitt

WorkArtWayLittleBuyingBooks

I never wanted the business to dictate my life. I'm sure I've sacrificed and missed out on a lot of stuff, but I don't know what that stuff is, so I just raised kids, and I wanted to be around for that.

Steve Zahn

LifeBusinessMy LifeKnowMissed

I realized that one of the differences between news photography and dance photography was that the former has to tell a specific story, whereas all a dance photograph had to be was visually interesting.

Lois Greenfield

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I've had more of an opportunity to work with Katie Holmes, which is incredibly enjoyable. I think she is really one of the best actresses on the market right now. She forces you to bring your best stuff to the table, because if you don't, she just completely overpowers you.

Joshua Jackson

WorkOpportunityBestThinkYouNow

I couldn't be 'Johnny' in front of a camera in acting jobs and behind the camera I like to be 'Michael.' With directing, you can't do it by halves. There's a lot of reflection, and I have found that I, as 'Michael,' thrive on it. It's lovely coming home and feeling that stuff from a day's work as myself.

Johnny Vegas

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Salvation cannot be bought with the currency of obedience; it is purchased by the blood of the Son of God. Thinking that we can trade our good works for salvation is like buying a plane ticket and then supposing we own the airline. Or thinking that after paying rent for our home, we now hold title to the entire planet earth.

Dieter F. Uchtdorf

GoodHomeSonGodThinkingEarth

I tell guys all the time, you see me messing up, get at me. I want you to get at me.

Draymond Green

TimeMeYouWantSeeTell

In high school, I discovered myself. I was interested in race relations and the legal profession. I read about Lincoln and that he believed the law to be the most difficult of professions.

Constance Baker Motley

MyselfSchoolLawHigh SchoolLegal

I think in French, but I get angry in Spanish.

Antoine Griezmann

AngryThinkGetSpanishI Think

War is complicated and intense, and it takes time and thoughts to understand what it was.

Phil Klay

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