Will Self Quotes

Continuous present is all we have, and stream of consciousness - which in a novel is arguably just as artificial as the stilted dialogue that you get in most conventional novels. They're all stratagems to try to get closer to the texture of lived life.

Will Self

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: September 26, 1961

Topics

LifePresentYouTryStreamLived

I think Walking Dead is one of the friendliest new reader type books in that every time a new trade is shipped out, a new issue is shipped out at the same time.

Robert Kirkman

TimeThinkWalkingNewDeadOut

My childhood ended in this horrible way. I lived in a country where I didn't trust anybody.

Aminatta Forna

TrustChildhoodCountryWayLived

You can't expect everyone to agree with you.

Stacey Dash

YouEveryoneExpectAgree

The brain constantly assures us, reassures us, that we are in control. But the closer you look, the more questions you have about it.

Simon McBurney

BrainControlQuestionsYouLookUs

I'm happy for people to rate and rank me as they want, but it will never come from my mind.

Tony Bellew

HappyPeopleMindMeWantNever

Multiculturalism may well be our saviour, wresting us out from the straitjacket of our history, thrusting the old continent into an environment where other ethnicities, less cynical and more positive, will play a big role in its future.

Loretta Napoleoni

PositiveFutureHistoryPlayWill

In Britain, the major public holiday used to be Guy Fawkes Day... that was celebrated on November 5th with things like bonfires and fireworks... I think that made Halloween seem preferable. The idea of having pumpkins and costumes and parties seemed much more appealing than burning down your neighborhood.

Lisa Morton

DayThinkHolidayDownMoreSeem

Social support is everything.

Jordan Knight

SupportEverythingSocial

I fell in love with pastry because I felt I could be much more creative. It's precise, and you don't have to kill anything.

Johnny Iuzzini

LoveCreativeYouMoreAnything

I'll be honest: I don't even really know what 'Netflix and chill' means.

Devin Druid

ChillKnowNetflixHonestMeans

I'll do strength training in my dressing room between shoots, and I've been known to make business calls while out jogging. I try to mute myself on Bluetooth so they can't hear me huffing and puffing, but I usually end up getting caught.

Alison Sweeney

StrengthBusinessMyselfTrainingMe

Putting on fierce boots is an instant pick-me-up.

Nina Garcia

FierceBootsInstantPutting

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