A. S. Byatt Quotes

I find the attempt to find things out, which scientists are possessed by, to be as human as breathing, or feeding, or sex. And so the science has to be in the novels as science and not just as metaphors.

A. S. Byatt

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Topics

ScienceSexFindHumanBreathing

Because of the wonderfully positive response to 'Life's That Way,' I am considering writing some more autobiographical stuff - maybe another book. I don't know. It doesn't help that I'm lazy.

Jim Beaver

LifePositiveI AmWritingBookWay

Vision without action is merely a dream. Action without vision just passes the time. Vision with action can change the world.

Joel A. Barker

ChangeVisionTimeChange The World

You never realize how short a month is until you pay alimony.

John Barrymore

ShortYouNeverRealizePayMonth

I'm not into 'Let's go out with one guy on a Monday and another guy on a Wednesday' - that's just not me. I'm a relationship kind of girl. I like a twosome. Some people get excited about being single. I don't.

Jennifer Love Hewitt

GirlRelationshipMondayPeopleMe

I've got two contracts in my life. One, with my wife because we're married. And, two, I've got a contract to protect Andy Dalton. I'll do both of those to the best of my ability.

Andrew Whitworth

LifeBestWifeMy LifeProtectTwo

I'm a writer and director, and I like to do that, but for some reason, it's become part of the industry and part of the job to go, 'Alright, let's talk about it!'

Jean-Marc Vallee

JobGoBecomeTalkDirectorReason

I'm going to have to be impressed and feel confident in the people I'm handing a book to - or I'm not going to do it. Once you hand it to them, you're out. You have no control over it.

Michael Connelly

PeopleControlBookConfidentYou

The New York City Ballet is obviously speaking to a whole new generation and bringing it the same wonder and beauty that it brought previous generations.

Robert Caro

BeautyNew YorkCityGenerationNew

Court McGee is definitely a name worth fighting - and beating.

Robert Whittaker

NameFightingWorthCourtBeating

Every performer should learn a little bit of everything.

Debbie Reynolds

LearnEverythingLittleShouldEvery

I was at a point of asking God whether acting was what He really wanted me to do. Oprah Winfrey came to one of my workshops, and a couple of months later, she reached out to Uncle BeBe, who co-wrote 'Born For This.' Oprah told him she was interested in me for the role of Charity on 'Greenleaf' and asked him to help her contact me.

Deborah Joy Winans

GodMeCharityHelpUncleActing

To observe a profoundly stupid individual can be very enriching, and that's why we should never feel contempt for them.

Claude Chabrol

StupidFeelWhyNeverIndividual

Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Quote by A. S. Byatt