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Graham Joyce Quotes

Our literary culture is marinated in deep traditions of the fantastic and the supernatural, and we export those rich qualities in films and books on a spectacular industrial scale Picture Quote #1

If I couldn’t get published tomorrow I’d still be writing. It’s something to do with feeling so overwhelmed by this experience of life that you have to tell someone about it, and in a way that reorders the experience to make it manageable Picture Quote #1

The thing is, when everyone is trying to persuade you that a thing you know to be true isn’t actually true, you start to believe them: not because it is true but because it’s easier. It’s just the easy way out Picture Quote #1

My story reflexes come less from fantasy or horror than from the darker sort of psychological thriller - not as plot-driven as most, rather more mood-driven. My interest in the supernatural is a complication - though I am less interested in ghosts than in people who see ghosts Picture Quote #1

Because two people in love don’t make a hive mind. Neither should they want to be a hive mind, to think the same, to know the same. It’s about being separate and still loving each other, being distinct from each other. One is the violin string one is the bow Picture Quote #1

Fantasy gets a mixed reception - a lot of fantasy is formulaic but most of the award-winning fantasy on the contrary tends to be the stuff at the edges of the genre, rather than swimming in the middle Picture Quote #1

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George Orwells 1984 frequently tops surveys of our greatest books: its not a celebration of poetic language. Its decidedly anti-literary, a masterpiece of personal and political narrative sequence. And its subject matter is crucial, because what 1984 shows is that language can be a dirty trick Picture Quote #1

It’s just that to a lot of British people George Bush represents the worst of all things American. He’s the right-wing Christian crusader, the toxic Texan who refused Kyoto, the poll-cheat eel who undermined democracy on the back of something called ‘chads,’ a notion we’ve never entirely grasped Picture Quote #1

The poetry and transgression that was so much of surrealism’s anarchic force has been recruited into mainstream culture. It has been made commonplace by television and magazine merchandising, by computer games and Internet visuals, by film and MTV, by the fashion shoot Picture Quote #1

The overintellectualization of surrealism can be a bromide. A dream interpreted is a deflated dream Picture Quote #1

I am less interested in ghosts than in people who see ghosts Picture Quote #1

Why can’t our job here on earth be simply to inspire each other? Picture Quote #1

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The trouble with forgiveness is that some people don’t want to be forgiven Picture Quote #1

The blood in my veins is frozen but it sings of love Picture Quote #1

The mist hung in the air like a prancing unicorn Picture Quote #1

The modern superstition is that we’re free of superstition Picture Quote #1

Perhaps living souls had greater phantom powers than the dead Picture Quote #1

Some people feed you with love Picture Quote #1

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Because two people in love don’t make a hive mind. Neither should they want to be a hive mind, to think the same, to know the same. It’s about being separate and still loving each other, being distinct from each other. One is the violin string one is the bow Picture Quote #1

Rome is a place almost worn out by being looked at, a city collapsing under the weight of reference Picture Quote #1

What I mean is this: you meet someone, you think about them. You’re already changing because of the way you think about them. You meet them again, you think about them some more, you’re changing again. And on it goes. You are changing right now. Before my eyes Picture Quote #1

The thing is, when everyone is trying to persuade you that a thing you know to be true isn’t actually true, you start to believe them: not because it is true but because it’s easier. It’s just the easy way out Picture Quote #1

The bluebells made such a pool that the earth had become like water, and all the trees and bushes seemed to have grown out of the water. And the sky above seemed to have fallen down on to the earth floor; and I didn’t know if the sky was the earth or the earth was water. I had been turned upside down. I had to hold the rock with my fingernails to stop me falling into the sky of the earth or the water of the sky. But I couldn’t hold on Picture Quote #1

That’s emails for ya: sometimes they’re like an arrow that hits so deep in the target, you can’t pull it out Picture Quote #1

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Twenty years is, after all, a long time. We are not the same people we were. Old friends, lovers, even family members: they are strangers who happen to wear a familiar face. We have no right to claim to know anyone after such a distance Picture Quote #1

Repression in the human psyche is tightly bundled. When it has been pulled out of the sprung package so often it is perhaps difficult to push it back in the box Picture Quote #1

I’d defend the right for any novelist to experiment with form or language, but if people don’t take to it, don’t react by making out that they are thick Picture Quote #1

It is, of course, the first recourse of every elitist to see social barbarism in others Picture Quote #1

I’ve been a professional writer for 20 years, and there are contours in that time, crescents and troughs Picture Quote #1

Rationally speaking, blaming one’s behavior on alcohol or drugs is like blaming the ladder by which you descended into a pit, or the staircase that took you down to a cellar, for what you found there Picture Quote #1

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Our literary culture is marinated in deep traditions of the fantastic and the supernatural, and we export those rich qualities in films and books on a spectacular industrial scale. (Graham Joyce Quotes) If I couldn’t get published tomorrow I’d still be writing. It’s something to do with feeling so overwhelmed by this experience of life that you have to tell someone about it, and in a way that reorders the experience to make it manageable. (Graham Joyce Quotes) The thing is, when everyone is trying to persuade you that a thing you know to be true isn’t actually true, you start to believe them: not because it is true but because it’s easier. It’s just the easy way out. (Graham Joyce Quotes) My story reflexes come less from fantasy or horror than from the darker sort of psychological thriller - not as plot-driven as most, rather more mood-driven. My interest in the supernatural is a complication - though I am less interested in ghosts than in people who see ghosts. (Graham Joyce Quotes) Because two people in love don’t make a hive mind. Neither should they want to be a hive mind, to think the same, to know the same. It’s about being separate and still loving each other, being distinct from each other. One is the violin string one is the bow. (Graham Joyce Quotes) Fantasy gets a mixed reception - a lot of fantasy is formulaic but most of the award-winning fantasy on the contrary tends to be the stuff at the edges of the genre, rather than swimming in the middle. (Graham Joyce Quotes) George Orwells 1984 frequently tops surveys of our greatest books: its not a celebration of poetic language. Its decidedly anti-literary, a masterpiece of personal and political narrative sequence. And its subject matter is crucial, because what 1984 shows is that language can be a dirty trick (Graham Joyce Quotes) It’s just that to a lot of British people George Bush represents the worst of all things American. He’s the right-wing Christian crusader, the toxic Texan who refused Kyoto, the poll-cheat eel who undermined democracy on the back of something called ‘chads,’ a notion we’ve never entirely grasped (Graham Joyce Quotes) The poetry and transgression that was so much of surrealism’s anarchic force has been recruited into mainstream culture. It has been made commonplace by television and magazine merchandising, by computer games and Internet visuals, by film and MTV, by the fashion shoot (Graham Joyce Quotes) The overintellectualization of surrealism can be a bromide. A dream interpreted is a deflated dream (Graham Joyce Quotes) I am less interested in ghosts than in people who see ghosts (Graham Joyce Quotes) Why can’t our job here on earth be simply to inspire each other? (Graham Joyce Quotes) The trouble with forgiveness is that some people don’t want to be forgiven (Graham Joyce Quotes) The blood in my veins is frozen but it sings of love (Graham Joyce Quotes) The mist hung in the air like a prancing unicorn (Graham Joyce Quotes) The modern superstition is that we’re free of superstition (Graham Joyce Quotes) Perhaps living souls had greater phantom powers than the dead (Graham Joyce Quotes) Some people feed you with love (Graham Joyce Quotes) Because two people in love don’t make a hive mind. Neither should they want to be a hive mind, to think the same, to know the same. It’s about being separate and still loving each other, being distinct from each other. One is the violin string one is the bow (Graham Joyce Quotes) Rome is a place almost worn out by being looked at, a city collapsing under the weight of reference (Graham Joyce Quotes) What I mean is this: you meet someone, you think about them. You’re already changing because of the way you think about them. You meet them again, you think about them some more, you’re changing again. And on it goes. You are changing right now. Before my eyes (Graham Joyce Quotes) The thing is, when everyone is trying to persuade you that a thing you know to be true isn’t actually true, you start to believe them: not because it is true but because it’s easier. It’s just the easy way out (Graham Joyce Quotes) The bluebells made such a pool that the earth had become like water, and all the trees and bushes seemed to have grown out of the water. And the sky above seemed to have fallen down on to the earth floor; and I didn’t know if the sky was the earth or the earth was water. I had been turned upside down. I had to hold the rock with my fingernails to stop me falling into the sky of the earth or the water of the sky. But I couldn’t hold on (Graham Joyce Quotes) That’s emails for ya: sometimes they’re like an arrow that hits so deep in the target, you can’t pull it out (Graham Joyce Quotes) Twenty years is, after all, a long time. We are not the same people we were. Old friends, lovers, even family members: they are strangers who happen to wear a familiar face. We have no right to claim to know anyone after such a distance (Graham Joyce Quotes) Repression in the human psyche is tightly bundled. When it has been pulled out of the sprung package so often it is perhaps difficult to push it back in the box (Graham Joyce Quotes) I’d defend the right for any novelist to experiment with form or language, but if people don’t take to it, don’t react by making out that they are thick (Graham Joyce Quotes) It is, of course, the first recourse of every elitist to see social barbarism in others (Graham Joyce Quotes) I’ve been a professional writer for 20 years, and there are contours in that time, crescents and troughs (Graham Joyce Quotes) Rationally speaking, blaming one’s behavior on alcohol or drugs is like blaming the ladder by which you descended into a pit, or the staircase that took you down to a cellar, for what you found there (Graham Joyce Quotes)

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