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Ngaio Marsh Quotes

I always, by an involuntary act of defensiveness, return to my everyday self: so, I find, have I withdrawn from writing about experiences which have most closely concerned and disturbed me. I have been deflected by my own reticence.

Ngaio Marsh

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: new zealander
Birth: April 23, 1895 - February 18, 1982

Topics

Me Writing Self Find Everyday Own

There are a lot of times when I walk into a room and forget why I walked in there. I'm going through some studies right now, and I am going to do a brain scan.

Jim McMahon

Walk I Am Brain Forget Now Why

When the soul is understood and attended to, we can be liberated from hurry, preoccupation, unsatisfied desires, and chronic discontent.

John Ortberg

Soul Hurry Understood Desires

To survive, men and business and corporations must serve.

John Henry Patterson

Business Men Survive Serve Must

The first time I did a big American film, I was surprised by all the different financiers who came to the set and told the director what to do.

Stellan Skarsgard

Time American First Time First Big

With the iPod - Apple's first successful stab at market dominance - Apple had begun with a high price but quickly dropped it.

Steven Levy

Apple Price First High Successful

Clever modern man is so witless that he thinks moral silence and empty conscience are an advantage.

Michael Leunig

Man Silence Moral Clever Empty He

Prejudice is a form of untruthfulness, and untruthfulness is an insidious form of injustice.

Miroslav Volf

Injustice Prejudice Form Insidious

In midlife, I feel that my tendency to acquire books is rather like someone smoking two packs a day: it's a terrible vice that I wish I could shuck.

Claire Messud

Day Smoking Feel Someone Wish Vice

There is no better place to plot the death of a character than when you're miserable and working out.

Brad Meltzer

Character Death Better You Place

Growing up, I just loved movies. It was how I saw the world, which I wanted to learn more about.

Brie Larson

Growing Up World Loved Learn Growing

The stroke of death is as a lover's pinch, which hurts and is desired.

William Shakespeare

Death Stroke Pinch Lover Hurts

I really love the EMS Vocoder 2000, which is a pretty nice little box. You put one thing in one end and another in the other end, and you're able to change vocals by the sound and do a lot - it's just got a great sound. But the thing is, it's a bit clunky, so it's kind of hard to use it.

Tim Gane

Love Change Great End You Nice