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A N Wilson Quotes

Fear of death has never played a large part in my consciousness - perhaps unimaginative of me Picture Quote #1

I think one of the very frightening things about the regime of the National Socialists is that it made people happy Picture Quote #1

I don't think you can tell the objective truth about a person. That's why people write novels Picture Quote #1

I believe the collapse of the House of Windsor is tied in with the collapse of the Church of England Picture Quote #1

The Royal Family are not like you and me. They live in houses so big that you can walk round all day and never need to meet your spouse. The Queen and Prince Philip have never shared a bedroom in their lives. They don't even have breakfast together Picture Quote #1

Like many people in Britain, I have an affectionate respect for the Queen, and am surprised that I should be having such republican thoughts Picture Quote #1

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I should prefer to have a politician who regularly went to a massage parlour than one who promised a laptop computer for every teacher Picture Quote #1

I might be deceiving myself but I do not think that I do have an inordinate fear of death Picture Quote #1

I am shy to admit that I have followed the advice given all those years ago by a wise archbishop to a bewildered young man: that moments of unbelief 'don't matter,' that if you return to a practice of the faith, faith will return Picture Quote #1

Tennyson seems to be the patron saint of the wishy washies, which is perhaps why I admire him so much, not only as a poet, but as a man Picture Quote #1

It is remarkable how easily children and grown ups adapt to living in a dictatorship organised by lunatics Picture Quote #1

The United States is the ultimate land of optimistic promise, but it also gave birth to quintessentially pessimistic tragedy: 'Moby Dick Picture Quote #1

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When I think about atheist friends, including my father, they seem to me like people who have no ear for music, or who have never been in love Picture Quote #1

History does not eliminate grievances. It lays them down like landmines Picture Quote #1

If you know somebody is going to be awfully annoyed by something you write, that's obviously very satisfying, and if they howl with rage or cry, that's honey Picture Quote #1

In universities and intellectual circles, academics can guarantee themselves popularity - or, which is just as satisfying, unpopularity - by being opinionated rather than by being learned Picture Quote #1

It is the woman - nearly always - in spite of all the advances of modern feminism, who still takes responsibility for the bulk of the chores, as well as doing her paid job. This is true even in households where men try to be unselfish and to do their share Picture Quote #1

It is eerie being all but alone in Westminster Abbey. Without the tourists, there are only the dead, many of them kings and queens. They speak powerfully and put my thoughts into vivid perspective Picture Quote #1

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It would no doubt be very sentimental to argue - but I would argue it nevertheless - that the peculiar combination of joy and sadness in bell music - both of clock chimes, and of change ringing is very typical of England. It is of a piece with the irony in which English people habitually address one another Picture Quote #1

Everyone writes in Tolstoy's shadow, whether one feels oneself to be Tolstoyan or not. His influence on the dissident writers of the Soviet Uniton was enormous. Figures like Grossman or Solzhenitsyn, although their language is less elevated, were dominated by a Tolstoyan desire to use fiction to tell the truth of history Picture Quote #1

Watching a whole cluster of friends, and my own mother, die over quite a short space of time convinced me that purely materialist 'explanations' for our mysterious human existence simply won't do - on an intellectual level Picture Quote #1

If only Queen Elizabeth II had the intellectual, political and linguistic skills of Queen Elizabeth I, many people would support giving her some of the powers of an elected president Picture Quote #1

If you imagine writing 1,000 words a day, which most journalists do, that would be a very long book a year. I don't manage nearly that... But I have published slightly too much recently Picture Quote #1

There is no doubt that, since 1977 and the launch of Apple II - the first computer it produced for the mass market - many things which used to be done on paper, or on the telephone, have been done easier and faster on a screen Picture Quote #1

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Nearly all monster stories depend for their success on Jack killing the Giant, Beowulf or St. George slaying the Dragon, Harry Potter triumphing over the basilisk. That is their inner grammar, and the whole shape of the story leads towards it Picture Quote #1

If you read about Mussolini or Stalin or some of these other great monsters of history, they were at it all the time, that they were getting up in the morning very early. They were physically very active. They didn't eat lunch Picture Quote #1

I suppose if I'd got a brilliant first and done research I might still be a don today, but I hope not. People become dons because they are incapable of doing anything else in life Picture Quote #1

I’m not saying all publishers have to be literary, but some interest in books would help Picture Quote #1

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Fear of death has never played a large part in my consciousness - perhaps unimaginative of me (A N Wilson Quotes) I think one of the very frightening things about the regime of the National Socialists is that it made people happy (A N Wilson Quotes) I don't think you can tell the objective truth about a person. That's why people write novels (A N Wilson Quotes) I believe the collapse of the House of Windsor is tied in with the collapse of the Church of England (A N Wilson Quotes) The Royal Family are not like you and me. They live in houses so big that you can walk round all day and never need to meet your spouse. The Queen and Prince Philip have never shared a bedroom in their lives. They don't even have breakfast together (A N Wilson Quotes) Like many people in Britain, I have an affectionate respect for the Queen, and am surprised that I should be having such republican thoughts (A N Wilson Quotes) I should prefer to have a politician who regularly went to a massage parlour than one who promised a laptop computer for every teacher (A N Wilson Quotes) I might be deceiving myself but I do not think that I do have an inordinate fear of death (A N Wilson Quotes) I am shy to admit that I have followed the advice given all those years ago by a wise archbishop to a bewildered young man: that moments of unbelief 'don't matter,' that if you return to a practice of the faith, faith will return (A N Wilson Quotes) Tennyson seems to be the patron saint of the wishy washies, which is perhaps why I admire him so much, not only as a poet, but as a man (A N Wilson Quotes) It is remarkable how easily children and grown ups adapt to living in a dictatorship organised by lunatics (A N Wilson Quotes) The United States is the ultimate land of optimistic promise, but it also gave birth to quintessentially pessimistic tragedy: 'Moby Dick (A N Wilson Quotes) When I think about atheist friends, including my father, they seem to me like people who have no ear for music, or who have never been in love (A N Wilson Quotes) History does not eliminate grievances. It lays them down like landmines (A N Wilson Quotes) If you know somebody is going to be awfully annoyed by something you write, that's obviously very satisfying, and if they howl with rage or cry, that's honey (A N Wilson Quotes) In universities and intellectual circles, academics can guarantee themselves popularity - or, which is just as satisfying, unpopularity - by being opinionated rather than by being learned (A N Wilson Quotes) It is the woman - nearly always - in spite of all the advances of modern feminism, who still takes responsibility for the bulk of the chores, as well as doing her paid job. This is true even in households where men try to be unselfish and to do their share (A N Wilson Quotes) It is eerie being all but alone in Westminster Abbey. Without the tourists, there are only the dead, many of them kings and queens. They speak powerfully and put my thoughts into vivid perspective (A N Wilson Quotes) It would no doubt be very sentimental to argue - but I would argue it nevertheless - that the peculiar combination of joy and sadness in bell music - both of clock chimes, and of change ringing is very typical of England. It is of a piece with the irony in which English people habitually address one another (A N Wilson Quotes) Everyone writes in Tolstoy's shadow, whether one feels oneself to be Tolstoyan or not. His influence on the dissident writers of the Soviet Uniton was enormous. Figures like Grossman or Solzhenitsyn, although their language is less elevated, were dominated by a Tolstoyan desire to use fiction to tell the truth of history (A N Wilson Quotes) Watching a whole cluster of friends, and my own mother, die over quite a short space of time convinced me that purely materialist 'explanations' for our mysterious human existence simply won't do - on an intellectual level (A N Wilson Quotes) If only Queen Elizabeth II had the intellectual, political and linguistic skills of Queen Elizabeth I, many people would support giving her some of the powers of an elected president (A N Wilson Quotes) If you imagine writing 1,000 words a day, which most journalists do, that would be a very long book a year. I don't manage nearly that... But I have published slightly too much recently (A N Wilson Quotes) There is no doubt that, since 1977 and the launch of Apple II - the first computer it produced for the mass market - many things which used to be done on paper, or on the telephone, have been done easier and faster on a screen (A N Wilson Quotes) Nearly all monster stories depend for their success on Jack killing the Giant, Beowulf or St. George slaying the Dragon, Harry Potter triumphing over the basilisk. That is their inner grammar, and the whole shape of the story leads towards it (A N Wilson Quotes) If you read about Mussolini or Stalin or some of these other great monsters of history, they were at it all the time, that they were getting up in the morning very early. They were physically very active. They didn't eat lunch (A N Wilson Quotes) I suppose if I'd got a brilliant first and done research I might still be a don today, but I hope not. People become dons because they are incapable of doing anything else in life (A N Wilson Quotes) I’m not saying all publishers have to be literary, but some interest in books would help (A N Wilson Quotes)

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