Graham Joyce Quotes

My story reflexes come less from fantasy or horror than from the darker sort of psychological thriller - not as plot-driven as most, rather more mood-driven. My interest in the supernatural is a complication - though I am less interested in ghosts than in people who see ghosts.

Graham Joyce

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: October 22, 1954

Topics

I AmPeopleStoryHorrorMoreSee

There is a pleasure in being mad which none but madmen know.

John Dryden

MadKnowPleasureBeingNoneWhich

There is only one justification for universities, as distinguished from trade schools. They must be centers of criticism.

Robert M. Hutchins

CriticismTradeMustOnlySchools

One of my passions in life is to try to inspire people. I don't know if that sounds cheesy, but I genuinely love to do that.

Andy Grammer

LifeLovePeopleInspireKnowTry

Old white guys can be a funny bunch, can't they? The same anti-same-sex marriage, anti-affirmative action cadre can flower into the biggest supporters of 'equality' the minute they get a whiff of minority empowerment.

John Ridley

FunnyFlowerMarriageEqualityWhite

I was from the bush, watching Greg Norman on TV, but it was a world away.

Stuart Appleby

WorldWatchingAwayTVBushNorman

My family is just naturally funny.

Tony Rock

FamilyFunnyJustNaturally

I want my fiction to seem real.

Mary Kay Andrews

WantRealFictionSeem

My mother gave up everything for me. In Yekaterinburg, she had a job and an apartment in the centre of the city and her whole life. And in Moscow - nothing.

Julia Lipnitskaya

LifeMotherJobCityMeNothing

The fat lady hasn't sung yet. We'll wait until we get a look at what is in the motion passed on third reading.

Bobby Orr

WaitReadingFatLadyLookMotion

I want people to hear the presence of God in the music.

Bryan White

MusicGodPeopleWantPresenceHear

As soon as you put something to bed like the 'Women' book, you're never finished. There were portraits of people that I wanted to photograph - it's an endless subject.

Annie Leibovitz

WomenPeopleBookYouBedNever

I'm an armchair kind of guy, especially when it's raining, which it always is and always will be.

Arthur Smith

KindWillRainingAlwaysGuyWhich

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