Quotes from Nick Hornby

It's sad that he doesn't know why I didn't respond to his seedy nightclub-owner gestures; it's sad that I end up convincing myself somehow that the man capable of making them is a significant and valuable figure in my life.

Only people of a certain disposition are frightened of being alone for the rest of their lives at twenty-six; we were of that disposition

It's often the way that people who take their work seriously laugh at stupid jokes; it's as if they are under-humoured and, as a consequence, suffer from premature laugh-ejaculation.

Vulnerable, messed-up, inadequate

My favourites are I Am Fuel, You Are Friends, Large-Hearted Boy, Aquarium Drunkard, When You Awake and Funky 16 Corners, among scores of others. (Some

My genius, if I can call it that, is to combine a whole load of averageness into one compact frame.

Látod? Te nem lennél képes megváltoztatni mindent, ahogy Jackie. Túl sokszor megtörtént már mindkettÅ'nkkel; egyszer?en csak visszamegyünk a régi barátainkhoz és a régi kocsmákba, abba a régi életünkbe, amelyikben még nem ismertük egymást, és ennyi az egész. Senki még csak észre sem fog venni semmilyen változást, nem igaz?

É possível que esse tipo de habilidade passe despercebido porque Smoke é apenas uma canção, do mesmo modo que Yesterday ou Something não eram apenas canções.

I libri, ammettiamolo, sono meglio di qualunque altra cosa. Se organizzassimo un campionato di fantaboxe culturale, schierando sul ring i libri contro il meglio che qualunque altra forma d'arte abbia da offrire, sulla distanza di quindici riprese…be', i libri vincerebbero praticamente sempre.

New forms of inadequacy I could live without, seeing as I didn't know what to do with the ones I was already aware of.

Tapi, ini adalah hal paling mengerikan yang pernah ia lihat bahkan dari kejauhan sekalipun, dan ia menyadarinya pada momen ketika ia berjalan masuk, hal itu adalah sesuatu yang akan terus terngiang di benaknya, selamanya.

la musica sentimentale ha un grande potere: ti riporta indietro nel momento stesso in cui ti porta avanti, così che provi, contemporaneamente, nostalgia e speranza.

It's just that in the old days, when you eventually got your pictures back from the drugstore, you never went backward through time. You shuffled through the twenty-four holiday snapshots, only seven of which were any good, put them in a drawer and forgot about them.

It's like everyone's a supporting actor in the film of your life story. Of course. Isn't that how it works for everybody?

What came first—the music or the misery? Did I listen to music because I was miserable? Or was I miserable because I listened to music? Do all those records turn you into a melancholy person?

If people have to die, I don't want them dying near me. My mum and dad won't die near me, I've made bloody sure of that. When they go, I'll hardly feel a thing.

That's the trouble with good writers. Only the bad ones make you want to do the human thing and look away.

What came first, the music or the misery?

Self-consciousness is a man's worst enemy.

I love every second of the play. I drink it, like someone with dehydration might drink a glass of iced water. I love being made to think about something else other than my work and my marriage, and I love its wit and its seriousness, and I vow for the millionth time to nourish myself in this way on a more regular basis

Kau harus hidup dalam gelembungmu sendiri. Kau tidak bisa memaksa masuk ke dalam gelembung milik orang lain, karena dengan begitu, itu tak lagi menjadi gelembung.

No one's stopping you, said Jess. But you've got to make it more interesting. That's why why we drift off and talk about biscuits.

I've been thinking with my guts since I was fourteen years old, and frankly speaking, between you and me, I have come to the conclusion that my guts have shit for brains. I

Books are, let's face it better then everything else