Kazuo Ishiguro Why would somebody just read a novel when they can see it on TV or in the cinema? I really have to think of the things fiction can do that film can’t and play to the strengths of the novel. With a novel, you can get right inside somebody’s head. – Kazuo Ishiguro Cinema Quotes Fiction Quotes Film Quotes Head Quotes Play Quotes Read Quotes Somebodys Quotes Strengths Quotes Even though I spent the first five years of my life in Nagasaki, going to Japan can be really difficult. Even if they know I’ve been brought up in the West, they still expect me to understand all the subtleties of their culture, and if I get it wrong, it matters much more than if a British person gets it wrong. I find it intimidating. I loved cowboy films and TV series, and I learned bits of English from them. My favorite was ‘Laramie’, with Robert Fuller and John Smith. I used to watch ‘The Lone Ranger’, which had been famous in Japan as well. I idolized these cowboys.
John Niven As a writer, that moment every few years when I buy a new laptop and find out that all the word processing stuff has slightly changed again (stuff I spend every working day using) is like getting into bed at night and finding some mad robot where you expected your wife to be. – John Niven
Romeo Dallaire I know there is a God because in Rwanda I shook hands with the devil. I have seen him, I have smelled him and I have touched him. I know the devil exists, and therefore I know there is a God. – Romeo Dallaire
Simon Van Booy Writers are often alone when they work. Hours pass in silence as one long moment; light fades as day turns back to face the coming night. – Simon Van Booy
Julius ErvingSports I liked the game, I enjoyed the game, and the game fed me enough, and gave me enough rewards to reinforce that this is something that I should spend time doing, and that I could possibly make a priority in my life, versus other sports. – Julius Erving
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