Quotes About Author

Quotations in my work are like wayside robbers who leap out, armed, and relieve the idle stroller of his convictions.

All efforts to render politics aesthetic culminate in one thing: war.

But Robert, don't you think it's a bit cold to just hang out? If we hang out for long enough we will freeze.

They promis'd this, and they stored their promise, because they might get no liquor, and the treaty become performed very orderly, and concluded to mutual pride.

Freedom is defended by the ballot box and not by the Division Lobby. If the Liberal Party now says that freedom rests in Parliament instead of seeing itself as the guardian of freedom outside Parliament, no wonder it is a tiny minority.

A test of a first-rate work, and a test of your sincerity in calling it a first-rate work, is that you finish it.

Ok, so, How great is Groot? I freakin love that character. And the raccoon was soooo good too.

Your favourite quality in a woman?: Thought. Your favourite virtue?: Faithfulness.

Even though Spivak's translation met with some criticism and had to be revised several times, Of Grammatology achieved astronomical sales of nearly 100,000 copies.

A non-fiction writer pretty much has the shape of the figure in front of him or her and goes about refining it. A work of non-fiction is not as difficult to write as a work of fiction, but it's not as satisfying in the end.

But I have the satisfaction, at the same time, to reflect that the impression to be made depends upon the consistency of the charge and the motives of the prosecutors.

Stories are told not to preach or counsel people but to reflect the dilemmas of our time.

Also, I knew that the impact of Motorcycle Diaries was going to be so resonant for all of us who went through the experience of making it that I didn't want to do anything that could reflect it.

I believe it is important that we Japanese write a constitution for ourselves that would reflect the shape of the country we consider desirable in the 21st century.

All my works over the years have been autobiographical in the sense they reflect some part of my life, although I have fictionalised them to an extent.

When you're scoring music for a film, it has to be interwoven with the narrative, it has to reflect the mood, the ethos.

The justice of our cause must be reflected in the manner in which we rectify the crimes of the past.

Not to sound too Pollyanna-ish, but I think most people are decent, caring human beings. You don't necessarily see that reflected in fiction maybe, because possibly it's perceived as not having much dramatic potential.

I would quite like to see stories that are not necessarily to do with the violence, because I think there was quite a lot of normality in our world - but it is never reflected on the screen.

While reflecting on past relationships and learning from them can be helpful, February isn't the best time to try and gain insight.

I like reflecting the culture I understand best, spotting the idiosyncrasies of British people and revealing them to an audience in a way that amuses is what I find fun.

There may be connections between the nearest prison to Oxford these days, HMP Bullingdon, and other institutions of that name. I have yet to investigate these and, on reflection, probably won't.

Only after awhile. After it came out and people began to engage in discussions about the social reflections of the film that I realized it had an importance I hadn't thought of.

My father is the jailhouse. My father is your system... I am only what you made me. I am only a reflection of you.