Mark Haddon Quotes

One of the freedoms you get if you earn a lot of money from a book is to throw away what you want. And if you throw a lot away, the good stuff always comes back; nothing is lost.

Mark Haddon

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

GoodMoneyBookYouBackLost

You don't get paid for the hour. You get paid for the value you bring to the hour.

Jim Rohn

ValueYouBringPaidGetHour

It's impossible to be perfect, and you won't do a good job if you're too focused on proving yourself to others.

Jessica Williams

GoodJobYourselfImpossibleYou

I think there are much bigger differences between players in this league than between coaches. There is a big gap between LeBron James and the small forward for whoever. Far bigger than between two coaches.

Jeff Van Gundy

SmallForwardThinkDifferencesBig

Acting, I get to explore other people and other characters; with music, I get to express and explore myself.

Michael J. Willett

MusicMyselfPeopleActingExplore

I tasted huge success with my first album, and when it's happening it feels like a roller coaster you can't get off. You should be very careful about wishing for success on that scale.

Sophie Ellis-Bextor

SuccessYouRoller CoasterFirstGet

If you are in the draw, then you cannot be afraid of anyone.

Roberto Firmino

YouAfraidCannotThenAnyoneDraw

I find putting oneself out there difficult. I think writing and sharing writing require different skill sets. I want to be read, but it takes courage to ask someone to read your work.

Min Jin Lee

WorkCourageWritingThinkSomeone

Fighting public corruption is essential to preserving a working democracy that people have confidence in. I said that time and again on the campaign trail, and that's why it's such a high priority for me.

Josh Hawley

ConfidenceTimePeopleMeDemocracy

I want to sing for people. I want them to have the music. It's a nice feeling.

Delta Goodrem

MusicPeopleFeelingNiceWantSing

'Let the Great World Spin' at the end talks a lot about connections and light and possibility and the fact that the world doesn't end. Even in the darkest times, we have to go on.

Colum McCann

GreatLightWorldEndConnections

Empathy should not be contingent on our proximity to suffering or the likelihood of it happening to us. Rather, it should stem from a disdain that suffering is happening at all.

Clint Smith

EmpathySufferingUsStemRather

Maybe I was just lucky, but I had the best pregnancy, and I loved giving birth. It was just the most amazing thing, so surreal but so real.

Ashlee Simpson

BestAmazingLovedGivingLucky

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