"People say it's not what happens in your……" — Geoff Dyer
"People say it's not what happens in your life that matters, it's what you think happened. But this qualification, obviously, did not go far enough. It was quite possible that the central event of your life could be something that didn't happen, or something you thought didn't happen. Otherwise there'd be no need for fiction, there'd only be memoirs and histories..."
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Geoff Dyer
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20 Quotes by Geoff Dyer
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Beware of clichés. Not just the clichés that Martin Amis is at war with. There are clichés of response as…
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Birds in flight, claims the architect Vincenzo Volentieri, are not between places - they carry their places with them. We…
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He [Thelonious Monk] played each note as though astonished by the previous one, as though every touch of his fingers…
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Have more than one idea on the go at any one time. If it's a choice between writing a book…
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When you are lonely, writing can keep you company. It is also a form of self-compensation, a way of making…
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Quite often, ambition operates on a level of irritation. Not even jealousy, just irritation.
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All the best essays are epistemological journeys from ignorance or curiosity to knowledge.
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I’m so revolted by writers taking themselves seriously that, as a kind of protest, I’ve deprioritized the role of writing…
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The ideal is to feel at home anywhere, everywhere.
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Never ride a bike with the brakes on. If something is proving too difficult, give up and do something else.…
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Nine times out of 10, the most charming thing to say in any given situation will be the exact opposite…
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I always like to be in the presence of people who are good at and love their jobs, Irrespective of…
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