Ian Rankin Quotes

When I'm writing, I won't know whodunnit until maybe two thirds of the way through. Until then, I know as little as my detective. I just make it up as I go along. It's nerve-wracking, actually. You'll be half through and not know your conclusion. You worry one of these days the ending won't come. I'll be left with only two-thirds of a novel.

Ian Rankin

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: scottish
  • Birth: April 28, 1960

Topics

WritingEndingWorryYouGoKnow

Looking ahead, I can see more and more instances where I will disagree with the president on very fundamental issues. The largest, for me, is education.

Jim Jeffords

EducationMeLookingI CanAhead

My mum used to always say to me, 'What's meant for you won't pass you by,' and it's true. If I didn't get something, it wasn't meant for me.

Jodie Comer

MeYouSayTrueAlwaysSomething

The men in the steel industry who sacrificed their all were nor merely aiding their fellows at home but were adding strength to the cause of their comrades in all industry.

John L. Lewis

StrengthHomeMenSteelIndustry

You can't give up something you really believe in for financial reasons. If you die by the roadside - so be it. But at least you know you've tried. Ten minutes in the music scene was the equal of one hundred years outside of it.

Robert Plant

MusicBelieveFinancialDieYouUp

Gritty people train at the edge of their comfort zone. They zero in on one narrow aspect of their performance and set a stretch goal to improve it.

Angela Duckworth

PeoplePerformanceComfort ZoneGoal

My wife holds the kite strings that let me go 'weeeeeee', then she reels me back in.

Jeff Bridges

WifeKiteMeBackGoShe

I'm gonna miss playing for my hometown team. Living five minutes down the road.

Steve Clevenger

TeamRoadHometownDownLivingMiss

You ain't got to wait on a cab no more; just call your Uber, and it pulls up. But waiting isn't an option: that's just a big part of life.

Trip Lee

LifeWaitingWaitYouMoreBig

It all started with music for me. Everything still does.

Roisin Murphy

MusicMeEverythingStartedStill

My general advice for writers/comedians is, make stuff you like and are proud of. Put it in a place where people can see it, whether that's onstage or on the Internet or wherever. Just do the things that make you happy creatively, and then show them to people.

Josh Gondelman

HappyPeopleProudInternetAdvice

Tarsem Singh was such a fantastic director.

Joseph Morgan

DirectorFantastic

If you develop rules, never have more than ten.

Donald Rumsfeld

YouRulesMoreNeverTenThan

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