Soldier Quote by Ned Beauman Download Open image “I read 'The Good Soldier' by Ford Madox Ford again every so often.” — Ned Beauman ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.9 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare Soldier
I never read Ford Madox Ford's "The Good Soldier." I've been reading books that I should have read years ago and did not. That's… — Stephen Dobyns Copy Share Image
Like many people, I only knew of Ford Madox Ford through a book called 'The Good Soldier,' which is everybody's favorite Ford Madox Ford… — Tom Stoppard Copy Share Image
'The Good Soldier' is an odd and maybe even unique book. That it is a masterpiece, almost a perfect novel, comes as a repeated… — Jane Smiley Copy Share Image
A Good Soldier is one of my favorite novels, for various reasons. But the class question is a good one, because it's not always… — Matthew Specktor Copy Share Image
I'm a big fan of historical fiction stuff. Historical battles - 'Gladiators,' 'The Patriot.' — Andrew Luck Copy Share Image
I've read a lot of war writing, even World War I writing, the British war poetry of Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon, Robert Graves's… — George Packer Copy Share Image
One I'm deeply into is Doris Kearns Goodwin's "Team of Rivals." I was the only person in the US who hadn't read it. — Dave Barry Copy Share Image
The instant you say All Quiet On The Western Front people remember that great 20th century classic book on war, a book about a… — Ann Widdecombe Copy Share Image
There isn't a book that has changed me, but I have favourites such as 'Pride and Prejudice' which I often re-read. — Carolina Herrera Copy Share Image
“I saw a film today, oh boy, The English army had just won the war, A crowd of people turned away, But I just… — The Beatles Copy Share Image
There are probably a couple of things I'd never write about until everyone I know is dead. And then there's other stuff which nobody… — Ned Beauman Copy Share Image
Naming one thing after another cannot, logically, increase the chances of the new thing turning out like the old thing. — Ned Beauman Copy Share Image
“That was how Sinner got his first taste of anything other than the froth on his father's ale. It made you grimace, but if… — Ned Beauman Copy Share Image
Politicians often like to suggest that their policies come about through objective thinking, but if you look at British fascists, for example, what you… — Ned Beauman Copy Share Image
Plot is tremendously important to me: I can't stand books where nothing happens, and I can't imagine ever writing a novel without at least… — Ned Beauman Copy Share Image
Until I was 16, I read nothing but science fiction. I loved William Gibson and I still do. But my favourite book when I… — Ned Beauman Copy Share Image
“What does it do?" said Loeser. "You feel as if you're being sucked down this fathomless, gloomy tunnel. Or to put it another way,… — Ned Beauman Copy Share Image
Most romances aren't swept aside by big historical events. Most romances in the history of the world fall apart because of other, smaller happenings.… — Ned Beauman Copy Share Image
The simile has to match the tone of its surroundings and has to be like a little joke. Writing a simile that isn't funny… — Ned Beauman Copy Share Image
I'm very finicky about when I'm in the right mood to write. So most days, I find some excuse not to do anything. — Ned Beauman Copy Share Image
All Germany was in turmoil. Revolutionaries seized power in the cities of Munich, Hanover and Cologne. One regional German government after another was toppled… — James Cross Giblin Copy Share Image
No greater victory can be won by citizens or soldiers than to transform temporary foes into permanent friends. — William Jennings Bryan Copy Share Image
You never can predict things. I knew the movie Peducted would get a reaction, because it's showing a different vision of our soldiers in… — Brian De Palma Copy Share Image
I wouldn't want to play a normal princess who always walks around in nice dresses. I never had a connection to it when I… — Kristen Stewart Copy Share Image
There was only the broad square with the scattered dim moons of the street lamps and with the monumental stone arch which receded into… — Erich Maria Remarque Copy Share Image
You must give soldiers reasons to have confidence and pride in themselves, in their leaders, and in their units. Only then will you have… — George W. Dunaway Copy Share Image
I somewhere along the way became fascinated with exploring characters who are willing to put themselves into violent situations, whether it's football, hockey, boxing,… — Peter Berg Copy Share Image
American soldiers had to guard prisoners on the inside while receiving mortar and weapons fire from the outside. Guantanamo is distant from any battlefield,… — John Yoo Copy Share Image
America's military is second to none in the world. We're blessed with terrific soldiers, and extraordinary technology and intelligence. But the idea of a… — Mitt Romney Copy Share Image
