Random Quote
There is no arguing with the pretenders to a divine knowledge and to a divine mission. They are possessed with the sin of pride they have yielded to the perennial temptation.
I think of novels in architectural terms. You have to enter at the gate and this gate must be constructed in such a way that the reader has immediate confidence in the strength of the building.
Quotes By Ian Mcewan
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I don't believe there's any inherent darkness at the center of religion at...
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London in the '70s was a pretty catastrophic dump I can tell you. We had...
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I apologize for being obvious but every time I watch the curtain come down...
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I actually find novels that are determined to be funny at every turn quite...
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One important theme is the extent to which one can ever correct an error...
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By concentrating on what is good in people by appealing to their idealism...
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A twenty-one-year-old writer is likely to be inhibited by a lack of usable...
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In my experience an appreciative letter from a fellow writer means a lot.
Quotes About Strength
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I have prayed to God that he give me the strength to survive each day and to...
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I saw him... at peace in my armchair. I remember wishing he could stay in...
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The great strength of the totalitarian state is that it forces those who fear...
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The strength of a nation especially of a republican nation is in the...
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I felt invincible. My strength was that of a giant. God was certainly...
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There is nothing respecting which a man may be so long unconscious as of the...
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I am not yet born O fill me with strength against those who would freeze my...
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Well you know I'm very supportive of what the Tea Party is trying to do....