Peter Ackroyd Quotes

Murderers will try to recall the sequence of events, they will remember exactly what they did just before and just after. But they can never remember the actual moment of killing. This is why they will always leave a clue.

Peter Ackroyd

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: October 5, 1949

Topics

MomentRememberWhyWillTryNever

When I was little, the idea of waking up as a girl was like a fairytale. I had this idea that I'd meet a witch who would transform me. From the moment I found out that it was actually possible, I went to bed each night feeling that when it happens, it will be the best day of my life. And it was!

Andreja Pejic

LifeGirlMomentBestDayMe

I was so astonished that another had penetrated so deeply into the secrets of my soul, and that he knew what I did not know myself, that when I recovered from it he had already been long upon the street.

Max Muller

MyselfSoulMy SoulLongSecretsHe

The thing about the basics is they don't really change - it's the details and the proportions that change. The shirt may be cut slimmer or looser, the suit might be darker or lighter, the sneakers might not have laces, but you're still talking about shirts and suits and sneakers.

John Varvatos

ChangeSuitsDetailsTalkingYou

It sounds cliched, but superheroes can be lonely, vain, arrogant and proud. Often they overcome these human frailties for the greater good.

Tom Hiddleston

GoodProudLonelyOvercomeHuman

Show business is not conducive to mental stability. It's a constant rollercoaster of adrenaline spikes and devastating let-downs. There's something about seeing a face from the telly in real life that makes people deranged.

Tom Hollander

LifeBusinessPeopleFaceSeeing

Esoteric or inner knowledge is no different from other kinds of human knowledge and ability. It is a mystery for the average person only to the extent that writing is a mystery for those who have not yet learned to write.

Rudolf Steiner

KnowledgeWritingMysteryPerson

There will come a time when the human race and super intelligence will coexist to create a richer and happier life.

Masayoshi Son

LifeTimeIntelligenceCreateWill

I was a paperboy first, then I worked at a movie theater. But I was a caddie at a golf club, which I didn't like. The people were so bougie and racist at times.

Mike Posner

PeopleGolfFirstClubMovie Theater

The notion that you're not supposed to show how you feel is really detrimental, not just to yourself but to the way you end up treating other people.

Miles Heizer

YourselfPeopleEndFeelYouWay

I really empathise with some of my peers who had success in the early years; then it dries up, and so there's no reason to get up in the morning.

Jason Bateman

SuccessMorningEarlyReasonUpGet

That's my style of fighting. I am throwing down, you know? Having fun. And that's my approach to life.

Donald Cerrone

LifeStyleI AmFunHaving FunYou

All my tattoos, they've been thought out, thought over, been a work in progress for at least a year before I've got them. So I'm not walking into a tattoo shop, picking tattoos off a wall. It's something that means something to me. It's something that I believe in.

Colin Kaepernick

WorkProgressMeBelieveThought

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