J. G. Ballard Quotes

Any fool can write a novel but it takes real genius to sell it.

J. G. Ballard

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: November 15, 1930 - April 19, 2009

Topics

FoolGeniusWriteRealSellTakes

I'm a dogged person. I respond to adversity with a steely resistance.

Jennifer Egan

AdversityPersonResistanceRespond

I think because I am a proven rookie that it is going to help me in the long run.

Andrew Bogut

I AmMeThinkHelpLongRun

My biggest dream from the beginning - besides Evanescence - is scoring film and writing music for film.

Amy Lee

MusicBeginningWritingDreamFilm

Moving to Mumbai was difficult, as survival was a major concern. I was not from a very well-to-do family.

Amruta Khanvilkar

FamilyMovingSurvivalMumbaiVery

My sketchbook became everything to me.

Steve Carr

MeEverythingBecame

I remember practically every joke I've ever heard in my life.

Steven Bochco

LifeMy LifeRememberJokeEvery

You really have to get to know Dewey to dislike him.

Robert Taft

YouKnowHimDislikeGetReally

From my earliest days, reading was my passion, and at Cambridge, where I studied English literature, my intellectual life deepened and grew.

Miriam Margolyes

LifePassionReadingLiteratureDays

I wasn't making it with the violin because I was playing all of the 'long hair' stuff.

Louis Prima

HairLongLong HairViolinPlaying

I have something called 'Siwanators,' and if you're a Siwanator, you're strong. You're powerful. You stand up to the bullies. If you're a Siwanator, you're nice. And the way you can tell if someone is a Siwanator is if they have a JoJo bow in.

JoJo Siwa

Stand UpStrongStandYouPowerful

As I grow older and older, And totter toward the tomb, I find that I care less and less, Who goes to bed with whom.

Dorothy L. Sayers

CareGrowFindBedOlderWhom

None of my own experiences ever finds its way into my work. However, the stages of my life - motherhood, middle age, etc. - often influence my subject matter.

Anne Tyler

LifeWorkAgeInfluenceMotherhood

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