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Sebastian Faulks Quotes

I have a tremendous battle with melancholy and depression Picture Quote #1

... she read with undifferentiated glee Picture Quote #1

The nicest characters in ‘A Week in December’ are, in fact, Muslims - and their religious devotion is one of the things that defines them Picture Quote #1

But I think if any song can touch the heart, then one should value it Picture Quote #1

It’s possible there are no two books in publishing history more dissimilar than ‘Human Traces’ and ‘Devil May Care.’ And that was really the attraction of it Picture Quote #1

There’s no such thing as identity: it’s something we have to believe in to make life more tolerable Picture Quote #1

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I believe your stomach tells you what it wants, and I don’t think mine asks for anything that unhealthy. I’m a trained health machine Picture Quote #1

What I like in novels that I read and enjoy is interplay of theme: the mystery of how we seem to be so separate as human beings Picture Quote #1

All my books are about one major idea and two or three subsidiary ones. I have thought a lot about music when constructing books, and I like the way in music that themes come back Picture Quote #1

This is how most people live: alive, but not conscious; conscious but not aware; aware, but intermittently Picture Quote #1

Have you ever been lonely? No, neither have I. Solitary, yes. Alone, certainly. But lonely means minding about being on your own. I’ve never minded about it Picture Quote #1

I am a romantic, in a literary way, by which I mean the Romantic poets, who thought just because a sensation is fleeting doesn’t mean it isn’t valuable. If the only criterion of value is whether something lasts, then the whole of human life is a waste of time Picture Quote #1

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I believe that love between people is the greatest life-giving force in the world. It’s intensely frustrating and inevitably makes a fool of you, but you can’t stop going back to it, and it’s pretty much the defining experience of a human being Picture Quote #1

Bond doesn’t have an inner life. There would be moments when I’d think, ‘We need to gather our thoughts here and have a breather,’ where in another novel you’d slow the pace, have some description and see what Bond feels about this. But Bond doesn’t reflect. All you can do is move on to the next bomb or shark or car Picture Quote #1

Certainly, we all have within us the potential to live in a hugely different way. And how happy you can make yourself, I think, a lot depends on how much you beat yourself up about that; and how much you can, in some sort of providential way, console yourself and say, ‘Well, it’s all worked out for the best, in the best of all possible worlds.’ Picture Quote #1

I don’t do interviews at home any more because my wife doesn’t like having her taste in interiors put through the mill. And I get annoyed when journalists make snide remarks about the annoyingly pretentious shops in the neighbourhood - because I hate them just as much Picture Quote #1

I don’t think you ever understand your life - not till it’s finished and probably not then either. The more I live the less I seem to understand Picture Quote #1

If I hadn’t read all of Jane Austen and DH Lawrence, Tolstoy and Proust, as well as the more fun stuff, I wouldn’t know how to break bad news, how to sympathise, how to be a friend or a lover, because I wouldn’t have any idea what was going on in anybody else’s mind Picture Quote #1

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In the 1970s, British food was beginning to get good, whereas in France it was just starting its long, sad decline. My most memorable meals, however, have been in Italy Picture Quote #1

What I like in novels that I read and enjoy is interplay of theme: the mystery of how we seem to be so separate as human beings Picture Quote #1

I don’t know how you can understand other people or yourself if you haven’t read a lot of books. I just don’t think you’re equipped to deal with the demands and decisions of life, particularly in your dealings with other people Picture Quote #1

A bit of the vagueness of music stops you going completely mad, I imagine Picture Quote #1

Oh, the sweetness of giving in, of full surrender Picture Quote #1

That’s what opium does to suffering: makes it of hypothetical interest only Picture Quote #1

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You can’t recall someone whose name has worn away Picture Quote #1

I don’t like being rumbled, I like to be invisible Picture Quote #1

The thunder of false modesty was deafening Picture Quote #1

I don’t find life unbearably grave. I find it almost intolerably frivolous Picture Quote #1

There you are, sir. There’s nothing more than to love and be loved Picture Quote #1

My direction? Anywhere. Because one is always nearer by not keeping still Picture Quote #1

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I have a tremendous battle with melancholy and depression (Sebastian Faulks Quotes) ... she read with undifferentiated glee (Sebastian Faulks Quotes) The nicest characters in ‘A Week in December’ are, in fact, Muslims - and their religious devotion is one of the things that defines them. (Sebastian Faulks Quotes) But I think if any song can touch the heart, then one should value it (Sebastian Faulks Quotes) It’s possible there are no two books in publishing history more dissimilar than ‘Human Traces’ and ‘Devil May Care.’ And that was really the attraction of it (Sebastian Faulks Quotes) There’s no such thing as identity: it’s something we have to believe in to make life more tolerable (Sebastian Faulks Quotes) I believe your stomach tells you what it wants, and I don’t think mine asks for anything that unhealthy. I’m a trained health machine (Sebastian Faulks Quotes) What I like in novels that I read and enjoy is interplay of theme: the mystery of how we seem to be so separate as human beings (Sebastian Faulks Quotes) All my books are about one major idea and two or three subsidiary ones. I have thought a lot about music when constructing books, and I like the way in music that themes come back (Sebastian Faulks Quotes) This is how most people live: alive, but not conscious; conscious but not aware; aware, but intermittently (Sebastian Faulks Quotes) Have you ever been lonely? No, neither have I. Solitary, yes. Alone, certainly. But lonely means minding about being on your own. I’ve never minded about it (Sebastian Faulks Quotes) I am a romantic, in a literary way, by which I mean the Romantic poets, who thought just because a sensation is fleeting doesn’t mean it isn’t valuable. If the only criterion of value is whether something lasts, then the whole of human life is a waste of time (Sebastian Faulks Quotes) I believe that love between people is the greatest life-giving force in the world. It’s intensely frustrating and inevitably makes a fool of you, but you can’t stop going back to it, and it’s pretty much the defining experience of a human being (Sebastian Faulks Quotes) Bond doesn’t have an inner life. There would be moments when I’d think, ‘We need to gather our thoughts here and have a breather,’ where in another novel you’d slow the pace, have some description and see what Bond feels about this. But Bond doesn’t reflect. All you can do is move on to the next bomb or shark or car (Sebastian Faulks Quotes) Certainly, we all have within us the potential to live in a hugely different way. And how happy you can make yourself, I think, a lot depends on how much you beat yourself up about that; and how much you can, in some sort of providential way, console yourself and say, ‘Well, it’s all worked out for the best, in the best of all possible worlds.’ (Sebastian Faulks Quotes) I don’t do interviews at home any more because my wife doesn’t like having her taste in interiors put through the mill. And I get annoyed when journalists make snide remarks about the annoyingly pretentious shops in the neighbourhood - because I hate them just as much (Sebastian Faulks Quotes) I don’t think you ever understand your life - not till it’s finished and probably not then either. The more I live the less I seem to understand (Sebastian Faulks Quotes) If I hadn’t read all of Jane Austen and DH Lawrence, Tolstoy and Proust, as well as the more fun stuff, I wouldn’t know how to break bad news, how to sympathise, how to be a friend or a lover, because I wouldn’t have any idea what was going on in anybody else’s mind. (Sebastian Faulks Quotes) In the 1970s, British food was beginning to get good, whereas in France it was just starting its long, sad decline. My most memorable meals, however, have been in Italy (Sebastian Faulks Quotes) What I like in novels that I read and enjoy is interplay of theme: the mystery of how we seem to be so separate as human beings. (Sebastian Faulks Quotes) I don’t know how you can understand other people or yourself if you haven’t read a lot of books. I just don’t think you’re equipped to deal with the demands and decisions of life, particularly in your dealings with other people (Sebastian Faulks Quotes) A bit of the vagueness of music stops you going completely mad, I imagine (Sebastian Faulks Quotes) Oh, the sweetness of giving in, of full surrender (Sebastian Faulks Quotes) That’s what opium does to suffering: makes it of hypothetical interest only (Sebastian Faulks Quotes) You can’t recall someone whose name has worn away (Sebastian Faulks Quotes) I don’t like being rumbled, I like to be invisible (Sebastian Faulks Quotes) The thunder of false modesty was deafening (Sebastian Faulks Quotes) I don’t find life unbearably grave. I find it almost intolerably frivolous (Sebastian Faulks Quotes) There you are, sir. There’s nothing more than to love and be loved (Sebastian Faulks Quotes) My direction? Anywhere. Because one is always nearer by not keeping still (Sebastian Faulks Quotes)

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