"It's just that none of us had the……" — Nick Hornby
"It's just that none of us had the wit or talent to make them into songs. We made them into life, which much messier, and more time consuming, and leaves nothing for anybody to whistle."
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212 Quotes by Nick Hornby
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Most people get suicide, I guess; most people, even if it's hidden deep down inside somewhere, can remember a time…
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Radio football is football reduced to its lowest common denominator. Shorn of the game's aesthetic pleasures, or the comfort of…
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[H]ow was I supposed to get excited about the oppression of females if they couldn't be trusted to stay upright…
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One day, maybe not in the next few weeks, but certainly in the conceivable future, someone will be able to…
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Reciprocation was a pretty powerful stimulant to the imagination.
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I'm still not a very good white wine, but I'm drinkable - you could put me in a punch, anyway.
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I have always been accused of taking the things I love – football, of course, but also books and records…
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Life isn't, and has never been, a 2-0 home victory after a fish and chip lunch.
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Complaining about boring football is a little like complaining about the sad ending of King Lear: it misses the point…
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I have learned things from the game. Much of my knowledge of locations in Britain and Europe comes not from…
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It is a strange paradox that while the grief of football fans(and it is real grief) is private - we…
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