“I think trying to write is a religious exercise. You are trying to understand life, and you can only get the illusion… — Peter Taylor Copy Share Image
“I’ve always had a dislike of any form of didacticism, especially when it becomes the dominant element in writing. Character and emotional… — Peter Taylor Copy Share Image
“I feel strongly against professionalism, against someone’s feeling he has to write a book every year to keep his name before the… — Peter Taylor Copy Share Image
“One makes advances. You do! You come to see what your story is like. That’s part of the fun: to see how… — Peter Taylor Copy Share Image
“I quote Frank O’Connor to my students: that when you are writing a story, at some point the story must take over.… — Peter Taylor Copy Share Image
“But maybe it was only that Father was thinking that he must arrive in Memphis with the entire family household intact if he was… — Peter Taylor Copy Share Image
“Forgetting the injustices and seeming injustices which one suffered from one's parents during childhood and youth must be the major part of any maturing… — Peter Taylor Copy Share Image
“Never be afraid to try something new. Remember: It was a lone amateur who built the Ark – and a large group of professionals… — Peter Taylor Copy Share Image
“I think trying to write is a religious exercise. You are trying to understand life, and you can only get the illusion of doing… — Peter Taylor Copy Share Image
“When starting out in a job or role for the first time there is often a belief (both from the individual and sometimes also… — Peter Taylor Copy Share Image
“A risk is something nasty you smell and an issue is something nasty you stand in.” — Peter Taylor Copy Share Image
“Forgetting the injustices and seeming injustices which one suffered from one’s parents during childhood and youth must be the major part of any maturing… — Peter Taylor Copy Share Image
“I’ve always had a dislike of any form of didacticism, especially when it becomes the dominant element in writing. Character and emotional content should… — Peter Taylor Copy Share Image
“I feel strongly against professionalism, against someone’s feeling he has to write a book every year to keep his name before the public. I… — Peter Taylor Copy Share Image
“My own view of Father was not nearly so high-flown or complicated. For me he was flesh and blood and until the day I… — Peter Taylor Copy Share Image
“I think he is the ornament of society! Oh, there is not just one role for the artist in society. He has many roles… — Peter Taylor Copy Share Image
“A project manager was out walking in the countryside one day when a frog called out to her. She bent down, picked up the… — Peter Taylor Copy Share Image
