Should Quotes by Kazuo Ishiguro

8 Should quotes by Kazuo Ishiguro

Kazuo Ishiguro’s eight succinct lines weave subtlety into the concept of “should.” His literary precision offers a quiet, introspective moment for readers seeking depth in brevity.

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I do not think I responded immediately, for it took me a moment or two to fully digest these words of Miss…

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I had been plunged into a different world. I found myself spending half my time answering weird questions on book tours in…

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I still have a suspicion of charity and think the state has a role to play in many areas. And although for…

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For a great many people, the evening is the most enjoyable part of the day. Perhaps, then, there is something to his…

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Every country should have a strong literary tradition of its own at the center, but it should also have an interest in…

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All I know is that I've wasted all these years looking for something, a sort of trophy I'd get only if I…

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I have the feeling of this completely alternative person I should have become. There was another life that I might have had,…

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Indeed — why should I not admit it? — in that moment, my heart was breaking.

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The evening's the best part of the day. You've done your day's work. Now you can put your feet up and enjoy it.

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As a writer, I'm more interested in what people tell themselves happened rather than what actually happened.

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“About him and his wife voting for different parties. A few years ago that would have been unthinkable.” “No doubt.” “Quite extraordinary the things…

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“But what is the sense in forever speculating what might have happened had such and such a moment turned out differently? One could presumably…

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“Silence is just as likely to indicate the most profound ideas forming, the deepest energies being summoned.”

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“I don't know why, but it didn't seem an option for more than one of us to storm off, and I wanted to make…

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Our family arrived in England in 1960. At that time I thought the war was ancient history. But if I think of 15 years…

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He chose a certain path in life, it proved to be a misguided one, but there, he chose it, he can say that at…

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“For however one may come in later years to reassess one’s achievements, it is always a consolation to know that one’s life has contained…

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You're always in a rush, or else you're too exhausted to have a proper conversation. Soon enough, the long hours, the traveling, the broken…

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I don't think it's any fun, even if you are one of the most respected authors in the world like Margaret Atwood, to keep…

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I think it's quite difficult to understand what kind of life a writer leads. They might be millionaires, or they might be starving people.

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“But this small episode is as good an illustration as any of the hazards of uttering witticisms. By the very nature of a witticism,…

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There comes a point when you can more or less count the number of books you're going to write before you die.

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My wife is the most savage critic. She doesn't feel intimidated by my reputation. As far as she's concerned, she's just criticising a boyfriend…

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