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Naomi Alderman Quotes

I've only got anywhere with Minecraft by getting my friends to explain it.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: english
Birth: 1974

Topics

Friends Explain Got Only Anywhere

If I can do a scene in one shot, it's in one shot. Most of my shots are pretty long. I think with 'Looking,' what we have in the first minute is a whole episode of a traditional TV show. I like to let things breathe; I like to let things have a certain tone.

Looking Think Long I Can First Tone

'In the Grace of Your Love' is a beautiful, eerie dance song.

Love Beautiful Dance Love Is Grace

I don't relate to that angst-y kid who hates their parents because they were horrible. It's just not my life and it's not the life of a lot of my friends.

Life Parents My Life Friends Kid

I think men are afraid to be with a successful woman, because we are terribly strong, we know what we want and we are not fragile enough.

Men Woman Strong Think Enough Know

When I look back on my life, I wonder how I survived - my mother said I had a guardian angel.

Life Mother Angel My Life Look Back

Our biggest competitor is ourselves.

Competitor Our Ourselves Biggest

Until I really accepted this about myself and got over any of my own transphobia that I had, I really felt like I wouldn't be accepted. I thought I would ruin my life.

Life Myself Thought My Life My Own

I don't really read as much as I used to. A lot of what I was looking for as an escape I find in writing. And the other thing is that I don't want to get into someone else's language when I'm working.

Writing Looking Language Someone Get

I like flying to New York from London. It's like a day off for me. No phone or e-mails. Food, wine, iPod, movies, snoozing.

Food Day New York Me Flying Wine

The Hollywood thing is - like, it feels like the biggest thing in the world, and yet it's the smallest town.

World Hollywood Like Town Smallest

I went through so many things personally, emotionally and mentally during that time off that I know that I'm better for it now and I think I'm a better athlete because of that.

Time Think Better Know Now Athlete

I've continued to write fiction since being in television. TV is a different kind of writing, but it's all writing. It was David Milch of 'Deadwood' who helped me to see it that way. We later collaborated on the short-lived 'John from Cincinnati,' but I'm very proud of the work we did together.

Work Together Me Writing Proud Kind

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