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Ian Mcewan Quotes

Novelists have to be adept at controlling the flow of information, and, most crucially, they have to be in charge of the narrative.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: author
Nationality: british
Birth: June 21, 1948

Topics

Information Flow Narrative Charge

Australia turns out to be a sensational place, albeit one of the most comfortably racist places I've ever been in. They've really settled into their intolerance like an old resentful slipper.

Place Australia Places Old Out Been

Scientific discovery and scientific knowledge have been achieved only by those who have gone in pursuit of it without any practical purpose whatsoever in view.

Knowledge Purpose View Discovery

Not everyone realises that to write a really good piece of journalism is at least as demanding intellectually as the achievement of any scholar.

Good Achievement Journalism Write

I knew I was doing something right because it was selling so I didn't want to interfere with it.

Robert Sheckley

Doing Selling Want Right Something

I've always found women more loyal, more disciplined, less neurotic, more hardworking. I just think they're perfect colleagues. Whereas, God knows, I've dealt with plenty of neurotic men.

Women God Men Colleagues Think More

Especially for young POC, when we enter majority-white spaces, we feel the need to assimilate, to blend in, to prove ourselves. I don't think we discuss it enough.

Think Feel Enough Young Prove Need

Hindi is far easier a language to pick up than Tamil.

Language Up Far Pick Easier Than

I'm most comfortable in my birthday suit.

Amanda Seyfried

Birthday Comfortable Suit Most

We want to connect all these musical worlds together. We just improvise; we know straight away if its going to work or not. They're not covers - I hate the word cover. We do a transcription: mix it up, put our own spin on it. I think people will be surprised how powerful our show is.

Work Hate Together People Think Own

My public life is before you; and I know you will believe me when I say, that when I sit down in solitude to the labours of my profession, the only questions I ask myself are, What is right? What is just? What is for the public good?

Life Good Myself Me Solitude You

New content online no longer requires new stories or information, just new ways of linking things to other things. Or as the social networks might put it to you, 'Jane is now friends with Tom.' The connection has been made; the picture is getting more complete.

Douglas Rushkoff

Picture Friends You Information New

I am a sucker for that childhood romance narrative.

Childhood I Am Romance Narrative Am

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