Alan Furst Quotes

I don't just want my books to be about the '30s and '40s. I want them to read as if they had been written then. I think of them as '40s novels, written in the conservative narrative past.

Alan Furst

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: February 20, 1941

Topics

PastThinkWantConservativeBeen

I think my dream would be to move into film, purely because there's a definite beginning, middle and end to a project. I struggle a bit with such a big series that's going all the time.

Jessica Raine

TimeStruggleBeginningThinkEnd

For me, baseball is more comparable to chess than it is to hockey.

Jeff Garlin

BaseballMeHockeyChessMoreThan

I feel like the Internet needs to be disarmed in some way. There needs to be a philosophical undermining of the Internet. We take it too seriously and too literally. For a reference we go to Wikipedia, which is full of inaccuracies and misinformation. It's kind of beautiful - it's all the product of imagination; it's not reality at all.

Sufjan Stevens

BeautifulImaginationRealityFeel

Stefflon Don songs go off in the club... well, basically, anywhere people hear them.

Stefflon Don

PeopleGoClubWellOffSongs

I think that's because believable action is based on authenticity, and accuracy is very important to me. I always spend time researching my novels, exploring the customs and attitudes of the county I'm using for their setting.

Sidney Sheldon

TimeMeActionThinkImportant

I think that when we have a better educated society, when there is less violence in our cities, when people get back into the workforce and have the opportunity to take care of themselves and their families - that for me really is the kind of success and the kind of America that I think most of us still want, we aspire to.

Michael Nutter

SuccessOpportunityPeopleMeBetter

I love to be loved. Whether it is by a significant other or an acquaintance, I get it.

Luke James

LoveLovedGetSignificantOther

I think the negative traits are what makes us love other human beings, the foibles and the flaws.

Denise Mina

LoveNegativeThinkFlawsHumanUs

Our girl is someone who knows the trends before they happen and look online immediately when shows are happening. They love fashion so much, so they're thrilled they get to be a part of it all.

Aslaug Magnusdottir

LoveGirlFashionSomeoneLookGet

As a woman, it's nice to hear people at the stage door say, 'I didn't even know! She's a woman, and that's the most amazing thing'.

Phillipa Soo

WomanPeopleAmazingDoorKnowNice

My gold, my money couldn't stop cancer from appearing on my body. If they can't save me, then I don't need them.

Mr. T

MoneyMeGoldBodyStopNeed

If they can make penicillin out of mouldy bread, they can sure make something out of you.

Muhammad Ali

YouBreadOutSomethingSureMake

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