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Geoff Dyer Quotes

We are moving beyond the non-fiction novel to different kinds of narrative art, different forms of cognition. Loaded with moral and political point, narrative has been recalibrated to record, honour, and protest the latest historically specific instance of futility and mess.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Art Moving Political Moral Beyond

The highest purpose is to have no purpose at all. This puts one in accord with nature, in her manner of operation.

Nature Purpose Her Highest Operation

The hardest thing to write was explaining what anxiety feels like. Every time I'd try to really write about what it feels like to have an anxiety attack, I would actually have an anxiety attack. It was good material but so incredibly uncomfortable.

Good Time Anxiety Uncomfortable Try

I was born and raised in New York. My family has been in New York City since the Civil War. I have a ton of N.Y.C. in my DNA, from both sides of my family. I had a wonderful childhood in the city.

Family Childhood War New York City

When I was offered 'Hawkeye,' it was very intimidating at first because that book is so loved and so successful, commercially and critically. The worst thing you could do is try to imitate what they did because, in the end, you're just going to get a watered-down version of what they did.

Book End Loved You Worst Try

There's people saying that 'Jackie Brown' was a blaxploitation movie, when there's nothing at all blaxploitation about it other than Pam Grier being in it.

Michael Jai White

People Saying Nothing Being Brown

Legislative novelty is not necessarily fatal; there is a first time for everything.

Time First Time First Everything

I'm a completely fearless musician.

Fearless Musician

I want people to feel good after I sing.

Good People Feel Good Feel Want

I like to make my own mistakes.

Mikhail Baryshnikov

Mistakes My Own Own Make Like

I was proper, proper fast at one point, and obviously I'm not now, so I've lost certain things, but when I was that fast I didn't need to do certain other things in a game. It was such a potent weapon.

Game Fast Lost Now Need Point

Presidents Truman and Nixon left office under dark clouds of scandal and with abysmal levels of support, but with the passage of time, both have been reassessed far more positively.

Time Support Clouds Dark Office Far

My husband is a feminist!

Husband Feminist

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