Alan Furst Quotes

I invented the historical spy novel.

Alan Furst

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

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As much as people want to call me a bomb-thrower, look at my record.

Joe Garcia

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We all survive more than we think we can.

Joan Didion

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Schedules on TV are so tight, and it feels like they get tighter and tighter with every passing year. The idea of asking where your character's come from or where they grew up - you would just get a little bit laughed at.

Jessica Raine

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When I was at drama school I wanted to do classical theatre. It just so happened that I did a film when I came out and I moved that way.

Andrew Lincoln

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You make more money if you're generous.

Robert Kiyosaki

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One of my favorite things to do is be in front of the camera and act.

Angie Everhart

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The longer you wait, the less fun. If you wait until the bitter end, the whole economy can be destroyed.

Jeffrey Sachs

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Writing is a way of getting at the things most people would prefer to escape. Writing takes me to the center of life. That's my invitation to my readers as well.

Steven Millhauser

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Instead of forcing everyone to buy health insurance, Congress should pass a law protecting the uninsured from being charged more than the insurance companies are for a given service.

Robert Zubrin

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I never wanted to compete on price in my history because on price, you don't always win.

Mickey Drexler

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If there really is no new way to be found, we are not afraid to stick with the old one that we found previously. So, I do not make every building different.

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

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Nobody in show business can possibly get away with making fun of their boss.

Jon Cryer

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