Peter Ackroyd Quotes

In 'The Plato Papers' I wanted to get another perspective on the present moment by extrapolating into the distant future. So in that sense, there's a definite similarity of purpose between a book set in the future and a book set in the past.

Peter Ackroyd

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

FutureMomentPerspectivePastBook

It is really hard to completely re-learn how to express yourself without using words. When you take away speech, you have to re-invent the way you express yourself. You have to exaggerate your body language and your facial expressions.

Jodelle Ferland

WordsYourselfLanguageYouBody

I became a Republican when a very wise young lady asked me how I could remain a Democrat when I didn't agree with what they stood for and did agree with what the Republicans supported.

Jesse Helms

WiseMeLadyYoungRepublicanAgree

Technology makes everyone feel old. A laptop is old after two years. Someone always has something newer. Everyone seems to feel obsolete now, even the young.

Jennifer Egan

TechnologyFeelSomeoneYoungNow

Like all writers, I draw from life as I know it; but it's a refracted kind of reality, and none of it is factually true.

Jennifer Haigh

LifeRealityKnowKindTrueLike

I've a grand memory for forgetting.

Robert Louis Stevenson

MemoryForgettingGrand

We hire people who are freaks. They don't have social lives.

Steve Bannon

PeopleHireSocialWhoLivesFreaks

Just as the development of earth art and installation art stemmed from the idea of taking art out of the galleries, the basis of my involvement with public art is a continuation of wall drawings.

Sol LeWitt

ArtWallEarthDevelopmentOutJust

When you have two races in a row, it's really important to keep that mental energy stable.

Mikaela Shiffrin

EnergyYouImportantTwoMentalRow

For the past two years, President Obama has promised our children the moon, stars, rainbows, unicorns and universal health care for all. But the White House Santa's cradle-to-grave entitlement mandates are a spectacularly predictable bust.

Michelle Malkin

StarsChildrenHealthPastMoon

I am too ambitious to get into a relationship.

Mona Singh

RelationshipI AmGetAmbitiousAm

We need to be honest with the public.

Mitch McConnell

NeedHonestTo Be HonestPublic

I always want to approach records from where it feels very graspable. You know what the song's about, but it's presented to you in a way that's like, 'I never heard something like this before,' but it doesn't push you away.

Jon Bellion

SongPushYouKnowWantWay

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