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Irvine Welsh Quotes

I know when I go and see a writer, the first thing I think to myself is, 'Are they the character in the book?' You just can't help it; it's the way people are.

Irvine Welsh

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: scottish
Birth: September 27, 1961

Topics

Character Myself People Book Think

House and Senate Republicans are now united in adopting earmark bans. We hope President Obama will follow through on his support for an earmark ban by pressing Democratic leaders to join House and Senate Republicans in taking this critical step to restore public trust.

John Boehner

Hope Trust Step Support House Now

Everybody thinks performance capture is about thrashing around and doing a lots of movement, but it's actually about being able to contain and think and be believed in a close-up, as much as anything else.

Andy Serkis

Performance Think Doing Capture Able

We need to boost our intake of healthy plant foods and reduce our dependence on animal-based foods.

Michael Greger

Plant Healthy Need Dependence Our

I owe my life and hope to the gospel. Without it I would still be strutting with racist pride, or I would be suffering the moral paralysis of 'white guilt.' But the gospel has an answer to both pride and guilt.

John Piper

Life Hope Suffering Pride My Life

I say stupid white men are always the problem. That's never going to change.

Michael Moore

Change Men Stupid Problem White Say

The reason 'Detox' didn't come out was because I didn't like it.

Dr. Dre

Reason Out Detox Because Come Like

Congress votes for things the military doesn't want, and planes and other weaponry that cost a lot but don't work.

Bob Beckel

Work Congress Want Military Cost

The hardest novel to write was Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant.

Anne Tyler

Dinner Restaurant Write Homesick

I feel that too much singing annoys people.

Allison Williams

People Singing Feel Too Much I Feel

Here's the thing: Nobody gets extradited for a crime where nobody's been hurt, where no property's been damaged.

Paul Watson

Hurt Nobody Crime Property Here

My faith is sort of where I got my confidence. And it was the confidence of, 'It's going to be what it's going to be.'

Shawn Michaels

Confidence Faith Where Got Going

I'm a really a fanatical reviser, and there comes a point where I have to declare a truce with the text, or I'll keep fooling with it forever.

Thomas McGuane

Point Forever Where Keep Text Truce