Ken Bruen Quotes

The only book in our home was the Bible. My parents forbade books. They thought I needed help because I wanted to be a writer!

Ken Bruen

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: irish
  • Birth: 1951

Topics

HomeParentsBookBibleThought

When I was a kid, my father would go to our school in the summer to sweep, mop, and wax the floors, room by room, hall by hall, week after week.

Jill Lepore

FatherSchoolWeekSummerGoKid

I think a lot of composers get into trouble just making up a plot and expecting an audience to follow that.

John Eaton

ThinkTroubleFollowAudiencePlot

I had a big Akita, Yoshi, who was fabulous. I loved him. We lost him when he was 12, and I've never been able to replace him. Normally, most people lose a pet and get another and keep going on. But it just felt wrong to me; it felt disloyal.

Robert Crais

Keep GoingPetPeopleMeLovedLose

To me, the Internet is a big scam.

Ry Cooder

MeInternetBigScam

Just one step. Just one mile. Just one dollar. Just one kiss. Just one person. When we look at life through the lens of 'one,' everything becomes that much more attainable.

Mick Ebeling

LifeStepKissLookPersonLens

And the university's reputation will only continue to grow as stories like Elaine's are spread. Delaware State University's motto 'a past to honor, a future to insure,' couldn't be any more fitting for this transitional period you are going through.

Michael N. Castle

FutureMottoPastReputationHonor

There's got to be the same rules for everyone.

Mo Farah

RulesSameEveryoneGot

'Piku' was driven by subtleties. Most films come with the padding of the sound, the visual, the drama.

Deepika Padukone

DramaSoundDrivenVisualComeMost

When I'm playing live, I'll rip out a ballad from my album, and I'll play that solo on the piano, which feels really good because it kind of takes me back to when I was younger.

Daya

GoodLiveMeBackPlayKind

I'm always just looking to get back to the joy of playing music, and keeping it simple, as much as I can.

Chris Stapleton

MusicSimpleJoyLookingBackI Can

I always want to go darker, and I'm always being advised to stay on the lighter side.

Phoebe Waller-Bridge

GoWantAlwaysSideBeingStay

There are people that you don't like because you're jealous of them until you meet them. And you haven't read their book because it's had so much attention. Then you meet them and discover they've been jealous of you, and you become friends.

Peter Carey

PeopleBookJealousAttentionYou

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