Alan Furst Quotes

I think I honestly invented my own genre, the historical spy novel.

Alan Furst

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

ThinkMy OwnSpyOwnHistorical

A celibate, like the fly in the heart of an apple, dwells in a perpetual sweetness, but sits alone, and is confined and dies in singularity.

Jeremy Taylor

HeartAloneFlyAppleSweetness

I was always a sports nut but I've lost interest now in whether one bunch of mercenaries in north London is going to beat another bunch of mercenaries from west London.

John Cleese

SportsLostNowLondonAlwaysBeat

I only ever give praise to elite fighters.

Andre Ward

PraiseEliteGiveOnlyFighters

I just got out of the hospital. I was in a speed-reading accident. I hit a bookmark.

Steven Wright

HospitalOutGotJustAccidentHit

You learned the two greatest thing in life, never rat on your friends, and always keep your mouth shut.

Robert De Niro

LifeFriendsYouMouthNeverRat

There are still plenty of fighting forces inside of Syria who want to see Assad go. We should have been helping them from the very beginning.

Tom Cotton

BeginningFightingGoWantSeeBeen

I wish I had an extra day with my mom sometimes. Or another hour in the day with my family, husband and children.

Mary J. Blige

FamilyChildrenDayMomHusband

Your hips get really stiff when you're stuck on a bike for several hours each day.

Jonathan Brownlee

DayBikeYouGetStuckYour

Being vegan for me is a cleaner way of not participating in practices that don't align with my values.

Cory Booker

MeValuesWayBeingCleanerVegan

The writing process isn't something I'm in love with. I'm an illustrator who writes.

Chris Riddell

LoveWritingProcessSomethingWho

I'm not a big fan of Robert Plant's lyrics or his singing.

Chris Robinson

SingingPlantBigBig FanFanHis

I soon found law school an unmitigated bore.

Constance Baker Motley

SchoolLawLaw SchoolFoundSoon

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