Mark Haddon Quotes

At 20, 25, 30, we begin to realise that the possibilities of escape are getting fewer. We have jobs, children, partners, debts. This is the part of us to which literary fiction speaks.

Mark Haddon

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: September 26, 1962

Topics

ChildrenPossibilitiesEscapeBegin

Design has always been a driving force in my life: it's the lens through which I experience the world.

Joe Gebbia

LifeExperienceWorldDesignDriving

Every time the Fed implements 'quantitative easing,' a.k.a. printing more money, two things go up: taxes and inflation. When taxes and inflation go up, more jobs are lost.

Robert Kiyosaki

TimeMoneyLostGoPrintingTaxes

A lot of Scots have settled in Canada over the years and it's a very easy place for Scots - they understand us, we understand them.

Robert Carlyle

EasyPlaceCanadaUnderstandOver

I'm really puzzled by why people in societies find it difficult to work collaboratively together with other people in societies.

Michael Porter

WorkTogetherPeopleFindWhyOther

Our military should be trained and structured around missions, not the elements of air, water, and land.

Louis V. Gerstner, Jr.

WaterLandMilitaryAirElements

I was a big shot in high school - big into social events and at the dramatic society - and I always had trouble in school. Not because I was a dummy, but I was always busy being the Jackson Heights clown.

Don Rickles

SchoolSocietyHigh SchoolBusyHigh

When you stop resisting your emotions, you will quickly realize that your feelings are your friends. They are your soul's way to communicate with you and are meant to guide and inform you.

Debbie Ford

SoulFriendsYouFeelingsEmotions

Going to college made me realize you have to have real spaces of privacy, and you have to establish those early.

Cole Sprouse

CollegeMeYouEarlyPrivacyReal

Hate controls everything it touches, but love sets everything it touches free.

Bryant H. McGill

LoveHateFreeEverythingControls

I have strange blood sugar levels. I get very odd if I don't eat. I either want to hit someone, cry, or fall asleep.

Alison Goldfrapp

SomeoneFallSugarCryWantStrange

I believe in a democratic approach to fashion: if you feel good, then great. You may not look good, but it's not the problem.

Philip Treacy

GoodGreatFeel GoodFashionBelieve

You can judge your age by the amount of pain you feel when you come in contact with a new idea.

Pearl S. Buck

AgePainFeelJudgeYouNew

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