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Geoff Dyer Quotes

One of the great privileges of my life was growing up in a house without books.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: english
Birth: June 5, 1958

Topics

Life Great Growing Up My Life House

Germ theory, which secularized infectious disease, had a side effect: it sacralized epidemiology.

Side Theory Disease Germ Effect Had

Marriage is give and take. You'd better give it to her or she'll take it anyway.

Marriage Better You She Take Her

I didn't really know how to write jokes, so I just told weird, long stories about being tall and beautiful and wealthy in New York. I'd tell them very seriously, but I kind of looked like a drag queen at the time with big wigs and crazy 12-inch platform heels.

Melissa McCarthy

Beautiful Time Queen New York Crazy

Through tattered clothes, small vices do appear. Robes and furred gowns hide all.

Small Clothes Hide Through Vices

I was constantly being around artists and Bohemian types.

Being Artists Bohemian Around Types

The atmosphere is so tense, if Elvis walked in, with a portion of chips... you could hear the vinegar sizzle on them.

You Chips Atmosphere Vinegar Hear

He who looks in the crystal ball ends up eating glass... They're way, way close.

Eating Looks Glass Way Crystal Up

I won't eat anything that has intelligent life, but I'd gladly eat a network executive or a politician.

Life Intelligent Eat Anything Gladly

As a shy kid growing up in Sheffield, I fantasized about how it would be great to be famous so I wouldn't actually have to talk to people and feel awkward. And of course, as we all know from fairy stories, when you achieve that ambition, you find out you don't want it.

Great People Ambition Growing Up You

This is my greatest regret - that my music is not being played, and more people aren't seeing Chubby Checker. That's very painful for me. Many nights, I have tears in my eyes about that.

Music Eyes People Me Tears Regret

I say there're no depressed words just depressed minds.

Words Say Minds Just Depressed

I didn't say I was that smart, I said I went to class and I enjoyed what I was doing.

Smart Doing Said Say Class Enjoyed

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