“Sometimes I think my ability to concentrate is being nibbled away by the internet; other times I think it's being gulped down in huge, Jaws-shaped chunks. In those quaint days before the internet, once you made it to your desk… — Geoff Dyer Copy Share Image
I think I can recognize when a piece is at a state of completion. I always say to my wife, "Oh yeah, it's roughly… — Geoff Dyer Copy Share
“I've always liked things I can just trance out to. Because what that means is that you've escaped the chafe of time. Often when… — Geoff Dyer Copy Share
One of the reasons so many nonfiction books are so boring is because what they've done, very diligently, is fulfill the terms of their… — Geoff Dyer Copy Share
I really like the George Clooney of Solaris also filmed by Andrei Tarkovsky, before Steven Soderbergh: that's very obviously sci-fi, and it seems to… — Geoff Dyer Copy Share
When you are lonely, writing can keep you company. It is also a form of self-compensation, a way of making up for things—as opposed… — Geoff Dyer Copy Share
Nine times out of 10, the most charming thing to say in any given situation will be the exact opposite of what one really feels. — Geoff Dyer Copy Share
In foreign countries, when people see what Donald Trump is saying on Twitter since the election and seeing what he's saying in these calls… — Geoff Dyer Copy Share
I would agree on the aging thing. Because, at a certain point, once you start noticing it, it is your subject. And I know… — Geoff Dyer Copy Share
If you help them (the crew) create good memories, they'll forget all the bad stuff — Geoff Dyer Copy Share
“Photographers sometimes take pictures of each other; occasionally they take pictures of each other at work; more usually they take photographs - or versions… — Geoff Dyer Copy Share
Have more than one idea on the go at any one time. If it's a choice between writing a book and doing nothing I… — Geoff Dyer Copy Share
“We'd never seen anything as green as these rice paddies. It was not just the paddies themselves: the surrounding vegetation - foliage so dense… — Geoff Dyer Copy Share
I always like to be in the presence of people who are good at and love their jobs, Irrespective of their jobs. — Geoff Dyer Copy Share
“The paradox is that some of the most artistically valuable contemporary photographs are content with being photographs, are not under the same compulsion to… — Geoff Dyer Copy Share
