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Seamus Heaney Quotes

I've always associated the moment of writing with a moment of lift, of joy, of unexpected reward.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: poet
Nationality: irish
Birth: April 13, 1939 - August 30, 2013

Topics

Moment Joy Writing Unexpected Reward

In Shahjahanpur, there was not much of a political fight. It was my family constituency and I knew all the voters and their problems and needs.

Family Fight Problems Political Knew

For me, a really radical position for journalism to take is to stop being cynical. Cynicism is what passes for insight among the mediocre.

Me Journalism Stop Insight Cynicism

The first time I went to Taiwan, there were cameras, paparazzi, TV stations outside my hotel twenty-four hours a day nonstop.

Time Day Hotel First Time Outside

My interest in fantasy began pretty much when I started to read.

Fantasy Pretty Interest Started Read

A lie never lives to be old.

Lie Never Old Lives

I started listening to and playing other music in the '90s. It was after hearing other bands, like Bad Religion, cover Ramones songs that I started to like our songs again.

Music Religion Listening Bad Hearing

I like a man with a nice, self-deprecating sense of humour.

Christina Hendricks

Man Nice Humour Sense Like

If I was a book, I would like to be a library book, so I would be taken home by all different sorts of kids.

Home Book Library Different Kids

I don't think I was a good model. I think I was born to emote and act. I would walk down the ramp and smile and they used to say, 'Give us a blank look.' It was really difficult not to smile.

Smile Good Walk Think Look Down

Musicians like to converse. There's always interesting conversation with musicians - with classical musicians, with jazz musicians, musicians in general.

Wynton Marsalis

Musicians Interesting Conversation

Freedom is control in your own life. I have more control now than in the past, and I'm learning the value of saying no. That's very important.

Life Learning Freedom Past Value

I'm interested in getting deep into a person's consciousness and doing so in ways in which the narrator is secondary to the character's own thoughts.

Character Thoughts Deep Doing Person

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