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Would Quotes by Colm Toibin
- I write with a sort of grim determination to deal with things that are hidden and difficult, and this means, I think, that pleasure is…
- I did think of becoming a priest quite late on, when other boys were thinking of knocking over fences and going out with girls. I…
- I never listen to music when I am writing. It would be impossible. I listen to Bach in the mornings, mostly choral music; also some…
- The Roman Catholic Church and its rituals were so much part of life that, although my parents would often question a small matter of dogma…
- When a book comes from the publisher and you see it for the first time... Of course it's not remotely like seeing a baby for…
More Would Quotes
- To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would be enough… — Hannah Arendt
- I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore… — Pietro Aretino
- Having been a child actor, I remember how directors would trick me to get good performances out of me. I don't think… — Asia Argento
- Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life. — Aristophanes
- No one would choose a friendless existence on condition of having all the other things in the world. — Aristotle
- I try to work on shows that I would want to watch. — J. J. Abrams
- Without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods. — Aristotle
- Most people would rather give than get affection. — Aristotle
- Excellence, then, is a state concerned with choice, lying in a mean, relative to us, this being determined by reason and in… — Aristotle
- Whether if soul did not exist time would exist or not, is a question that may fairly be asked; for if there… — Aristotle
- Never in my wildest dreams did I entertain the idea that I would become a fashion designer. — Giorgio Armani
- When it comes to the point where you occasionally look forward to being in prison on the basis that you might be… — Julian Assange