Alan Furst Quotes

I started out when I was 29 - too young to write novels. I was broke. I was on unemployment insurance. I was supposed to be writing a Ph.D. dissertation, so I had a typewriter and a lot of paper.

Alan Furst

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

WritingInsuranceYoungWriteOut

I'm pretty adaptable and can adjust to any environment.

Jennie Finch

EnvironmentAdjustPrettyAdaptable

I don't really have guilty pleasures. I like what I like, and I don't worry too much about whether it's supposed to be cool or sophisticated or show that I have good or bad taste or whatever.

Ann Leckie

GoodCoolWorryBadGuiltyToo Much

The marriage of a man and woman is the most enduring human institution, honored in all cultures and by every religious faith. It's in this institution that children are meant to be nurtured. We know this after thousands of years of human experience.

Jeff Miller

MarriageFaithChildrenExperience

Alliances and partnerships produce stability when they reflect realities and interests.

Stephen Kinzer

PartnershipsReflectStability

Even to be flown out to New York was mind boggling for me, and signing with Columbia was great because they really understood my vision. Of all the labels that I met, they were the ones that really seemed to understand that I was really about the music, the writing, and the lyrics, so it was really fulfilling to sign with them.

Ruth B

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Life is obstinate and clings closest where it is most hated.

Mary Shelley

LifeWhereHatedMostObstinate

My fake plants died because I did not pretend to water them.

Mitch Hedberg

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If you look at tennis, the girls have become much more attractive; they wear makeup. In my generation, you were a tennis player. It wasn't like you had to look a certain way.

Monica Seles

MakeupGenerationYouLookBecome

I've done quite a few adverts. I've also done some presenting and acting work in Spain. I did a lot of Spanish education videos for people wanting to learn English.

Christopher Parker

WorkEducationPeopleLearnActing

Fool! Don't you see now that I could have poisoned you a hundred times had I been able to live without you.

Cleopatra

LiveFoolYouNowSeeWithout

I would say the most help I got was from my dad. My dad is a civil engineer in Switzerland; he's 90 years old now, so he's no longer active as a civil engineer, but still a very active person.

Claude Nicollier

HelpPersonNowSayOldActive

I think you should be a child for as long as you can. I have been successful for 74 years being able to do that. Don't rush into adulthood, it isn't all that much fun.

Bob Newhart

FunChildThinkLongYouSuccessful

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