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Geoff Ryman Quotes

Traditional fiction has a little bit of spatial exploration but is basically a question of time - the question is, what happens next?

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: canadian
Birth: 1951

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Time Exploration Question Fiction

I studied structured improv, where you start from one position and see where it takes you. I like spontaneity. If you set yourself up to do the same thing every night, you may not connect as well to a different audience.

Yourself Night Start You See Improv

I think if the movie has resonance and stimulates the viewer to talk about it, you can have as large an audience as you want. The most important thing for me is that the movie exists. And that's success enough already.

Success Me Think Enough You Want

If you're growing very rapidly, it doesn't matter if you make mistakes, in a way, because the growth kind of bails you out.

Growth Mistakes You Growing Kind

I am not interested in genres. I am interested in doing the best work I can in whatever medium.

Jeanette Winterson

Work Best I Am Doing I Can Whatever

Oddly enough, I'm not a particularly judgmental person. I just don't have a lot of filtering when I'm in 'tiger mother' mode. I say what comes into my head.

Mother Enough Tiger Person Say Head

I've acted my whole life pretty much, but then just got more into modelling.

Suki Waterhouse

Life More Pretty Got Whole Just

The majority of critics, I would say, are people who have no clue what they're talking about and have never been in a wrestling ring. They've never been a public speaker. They wouldn't even know how to lock up with me if I allowed them to.

People Me Talking Know Say Ring

I don't mind getting punched in the nose by a guy standing in front of me. It's getting stabbed in the back that I can't handle.

Mind Me Back Standing Guy Handle

While it's true a small treat won't blow your budget, indulging every day could - the same way a slice of cake probably won't hurt but, if you make it a daily habit, you may have trouble fitting in your pants.

Daily Day Habit Cake Small Treat

It kills me when I see some metal band trying to pass themselves off as an 'alternative band.'

Dimebag Darrell

Me Trying Band See I See Metal

I'm from a big family. I've got 10 nieces and nephews.

Family Nephews Nieces Big Big Family

I was bribed into starting swimming with the promise of sweets and by being told that you can win medals. My mum had given me a bag of medals which she had won when she was young, so the idea of winning medals was very exciting.

Alistair Brownlee

Me Swimming Win Winning Bag You

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