Rabih Alameddine In 1975, I left the burning city of Beirut for the quiet insanity of England. To say that short, frail and wispy 15-year-old me didn’t fit in would be such an understatement as to be a joke. – Rabih Alameddine Beirut Quotes Burning Quotes City Quotes England Quotes Fit Quotes Frail Quotes Insanity Quotes Joke Quotes Left Quotes Quiet Quotes Short Quotes Understatement Quotes Wispy Quotes I stuck out more in an English public school than I would have had I marched in a May Day parade with the Red Army in Moscow or sashayed the Yves St. Laurent catwalk with supermodels or hunted seals with the Inuit or – well, you get the idea. I always assumed that everyone knew no country would ever be awarded a World Cup without pricey gifts exchanging hands under the tables.
Jerome LawrenceMorning It’s always such a joy that you wake up in the morning and there’s work to do. – Jerome Lawrence
Naveen Tewari Our offices across the globe may not be very similar in terms of the way they look, but they are very similar culturally. – Naveen Tewari
George Saunders Chekhov – shall I be blunt? – is the greatest short story writer who ever lived. – George Saunders
Carl NassibThankful I mean there’s some satisfaction in proving any person wrong. But I don’t hold anything against coach O’Brien. Without his motivation I don’t know if I would be here. He’s a big part of my success at Penn State. I’m thankful for him and thankful for what he taught me. – Carl Nassib
John le Carre I was quite able at the insignificant work I did in MI6, but absolutely dysfunctional in my domestic life. I had no experience of fatherhood. I had no example of marital bliss or the family unit. – John le Carre
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