Graham Swift Quotes

Structure that really pays off is all based on emotion. I don't write down an elaborate plan. It's really done by feel. It's one area of my writing that I think I've got surer at as I've evolved.

Graham Swift

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

WritingThinkFeelPlanDownDone

The reason we have the stars twinkle at night is because the light is being kind of blurred by the atmosphere around the Earth. That is why the Hubble Space Telescope is so good, because it is above the atmosphere. So it is kind of like looking at the sun from the bottom of a swimming pool, versus looking at the sun above the swimming pool.

Michael J. Massimino

GoodStarsLightSpaceSunSwimming

The best timed joke or the best timed phrase comes at spontaneous moments and just relies on me as the host to be very quick, and that's what I do.

Steve Harvey

BestMeMomentsSpontaneousQuick

I guess what I learned the most was to feel lucky with what I have been able to accomplish and what I have and to feel humble about the people I have been able to work with.

Stephen Dorff

WorkHumblePeopleFeelAccomplish

Making people laugh is so much more difficult than making them sad. Too much fiction defaults to the somber, the tragic. This is because sad endings are easy in comparison - happy endings aren't at all simple to earn, especially when writing to an audience jaded by them.

Stephen Graham Jones

SadSimpleHappyPeopleWriting

You just have to know that the more successful you get as an artist, the less of a normal life you have. It's a trade-off.

Solange Knowles

LifeYouArtistKnowMoreNormal

I'm always afraid of making mistakes. I think I was born with that.

RM

MistakesThinkMaking MistakesBorn

Nobody was talking about healthcare until 'Sicko' came out.

Michael Moore

TalkingHealthcareNobodyOutUntil

A sense of humor saves your life, and being able to make friends wherever you go.

Jason O'Mara

LifeHumorFriendsYouGoWherever

It's a tribute to the human brain that anyone is able to function out there on television in a talk situation that is entirely artificial.

Dick Cavett

BrainTelevisionSituationTalkOut

Asking Siri where the nearest sushi bar is - that's not interesting. What's interesting is asking your phone where one of your friends have last had dinner in the neighborhood, or having it recommend a cool paella place in Barcelona because it knows you eat paella all the time at home.

Dennis Crowley

HomeTimeCoolDinnerInteresting

Growing up the way I grew up, food was scarce. So when you had an opportunity to eat, you ate. When I graduated from high school and went to college, I weighed 160 pounds. So, I knew I had to put on the weight. I ate everything from fried food to fried chicken wings. When I came to Green Bay, I did the same thing because I was 172 pounds.

Donald Driver

OpportunityFoodSchoolCollegeYou

I don't like karaoke. But maybe that's why I'm so perfect for 'Lip Sync Battle,' because I get to still hear the song I love and watch the performances that I love without having to hear someone sing.

Chrissy Teigen

LoveSongBattleSomeonePerfect

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