Justin Cartwright Quotes

It is a commonplace to say that novelists should be judged by their work rather than their private lives or their publicly expressed views. And writers, of course, subscribe enthusiastically to this idea.

Justin Cartwright

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WorkSayIdeaRatherThanSubscribe

'Write' is almost the wrong verb for what I do. I think 'compose' is more accurate because you're trying to make the sounds in your mind and in your voice. So I compose while I'm driving or in the shower.

Robert Pinsky

MindVoiceThinkDrivingTryingYou

I try to not make safe choices, but I also like to do stuff which is interesting and is sort of exciting in some way and accessible.

Steve Coogan

ChoicesInterestingWayTrySafe

When people move from one extreme set of views to embrace another equally batty picture of the world, they expect us to applaud their choice, as if the fact that they have rejected one form of nuttiness somehow validates the screwball views they hold now.

Simon Hoggart

PeopleWorldPictureChoiceEmbrace

I'm satisfied with the way 'The Room' turned out, and I don't want to change anything.

Tommy Wiseau

ChangeWantWayOutRoomAnything

I find a lot of feminist reading quite confusing and that often there's a set of rules, and people will be like, 'Oh, this person isn't a true feminist because they don't embody this one thing,' and I don't know, often it can be a gray area, and it can be a hard thing to navigate.

Lorde

PeopleReadingRulesFindPerson

Sometimes the best way to make 'em laugh is to show 'em how you honestly feel.

Jon Lovitz

BestFeelLaughYouSometimesWay

Well the wedding in the words of the Archbishop of Canterbury was a fairy tale and there was a huge public impress, investment of goodwill, affection and indeed money in this Institution. It was a huge success at the time.

Anthony Holden

SuccessTimeMoneyWordsWedding

I always take a shower now before I go to bed. It's so important just to cleanse everything off.

Antoni Porowski

BedGoImportantNowEverythingOff

What I want people to do is what's healthy for them.

Phil McGraw

PeopleHealthyWantThem

Showing your life so public is a mistake sometimes, but I blame myself as much as anyone else.

Peter Andre

LifeMyselfMistakeBlameSometimes

I'm a competitor. I really enjoyed the race more than just going out and running to run.

Shannon Miller

RunRaceMoreOutGoingCompetitor

We have looked into the general problems with adoption in the United States, and we discovered - on the basis of the reports written by American NGOs - we discovered that not only Russians but kids from other countries and the American-born kids have been subject to very unfortunate behavior on the part of their adopted parents.

Sergei Lavrov

ParentsProblemsBehaviorAmerican

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