Graham Swift Quotes

There's no such thing as the contemporary novel. Before I seem the complete reactionary, let me add that I've happily joined in many discussions about 'the contemporary novel' where what that usually, unproblematically means is novels that have appeared recently or may appear soon.

Graham Swift

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: May 4, 1949

Topics

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I had a liver transplant, then I had a pacemaker put in, then I had a new knee put it, then I had a heart valve put in. I'm almost brand new. I have a lot of new parts.

Jim Nabors

HeartBrandNewLiverTransplant

The catering on 'True Blood' was so good - I'd be eating amazing doughnuts all day, then realised I was in danger of turning into a right fat faerie.

Robert Kazinsky

GoodDayAmazingEatingFatTrue

I've always been a voracious reader.

Amy Chozick

AlwaysBeenReaderVoracious

The soprano has all those other instruments in it. It's got the soprano song voice, flute, violin, clarinet, and tenor elements and can even approach the baritone in intensity.

Steve Lacy

SongVoiceViolinApproachElements

I knew from a young age that I could sing and it was impressed upon me that if I got a classically trained education in voice, it would serve as a foundation for whatever I chose to do.

Shuler Hensley

EducationAgeMeVoiceFoundation

I know what it's like when you are a refugee, living on the mercy of others and having to adjust.

Martti Ahtisaari

YouMercyKnowLivingOthersAdjust

I let people know that it was all right to do the kinds of things I did.

Little Richard

PeopleKnowRightThingsKindsDid

Although most Americans apparently loathe inflation, Yale economists have argued that a little inflation may be necessary to grease the wheels of the labor market and enable efficiency-enhancing changes in relative pay to occur without requiring nominal wage cuts by workers.

Janet Yellen

LaborChangesPayEconomistsWorkers

Whether in light touches or for a more glamorous look, I never go out without make-up - even if it's only a lick of mascara. And I always wear perfume, a light or more intense version.

Dree Hemingway

LightLookPerfumeGoMoreNever

The small courtesies sweeten life; the greater ennoble it.

Christian Nestell Bovee

LifeSmallGreaterEnnoble

People are so caught in a routine, doing the same things over and over.

Conor McGregor

PeopleDoingRoutineSameOver

A lot of times, when I interact with someone for the first time, I don't want to see the presentation.

Brad Feld

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