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Graham Swift Quotes

Happiness quells thought. And work quells thought Picture Quote #1

There is a certain inescapable attachment. If you are born somewhere and circumstances don’t take you away from it, then you grow up and remain within it Picture Quote #1

One of the things that probably drew me to writing was that it was something you could get on with by yourself. Publishing means going public. But the actual activity could scarcely be more invisible. And private Picture Quote #1

The idea of stopping is not unmeaningful to me. I think there might be a time when, in theory at least, you’d say, ‘Well I’ve mostly done what I want to do.’ But how could you ever prevent a few years down the line some germ of an idea getting at you and you’ve got to do it again? Picture Quote #1

Novels, in my experience, are slow in coming, and once I’ve begun them I know I have years rather than months of work ahead of me Picture Quote #1

How quick and rushing life can sometimes seem, when at the same time it’s so slow and sweet and everlasting Picture Quote #1

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In my work you often get an abrupt shift in time, a jolt. But the emotional logic will take the reader on. I hope. I trust. After all, our memories do not work with any sequential logic Picture Quote #1

The novel that’s contemporary in the sense of being wholly ‘of now’ is an impossibility, if only because novels may take years to write, so the ‘now’ with which they begin will be defunct by the time they’re finished Picture Quote #1

I had a fear of becoming anything, a fear of becoming a specialist. I might have become a doctor, but if you become a doctor, that’s your specialty in life and you are defined by it. One of the attractions of being a writer is that you’re never a specialist. Your field is entirely open; your field is the entire human condition Picture Quote #1

London is like no other city I know in its ability to become beautiful. You can suddenly turn a corner and there are odd moments - of light, of weather Picture Quote #1

My mother was a great bringer-up of children. My memories are of a sense of security and comfort Picture Quote #1

Ah, children, pity level-crossing keepers, pity lock-keepers - pity lighthouse-keepers - pity all the keepers of this world (pity even school teachers), caught between their conscience and the bleak horizon Picture Quote #1

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People die when curiosity goes Picture Quote #1

Today’s news, which may be yesterday’s anyway, will be eclipsed tomorrow Picture Quote #1

My upbringing was absolutely not the archetypal writer’s upbringing. Even, arguably, the opposite Picture Quote #1

I don’t reread my books Picture Quote #1

When people aren’t expecting to be seen, they look their truest Picture Quote #1

Literature is the voice of the human heart Picture Quote #1

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I like the world we’ve got. If there is anything special and magical, I have to find it in the ordinary stuff Picture Quote #1

All nature’s creatures join to express nature’s purpose. Somewhere in their mounting and mating, rutting and butting is the very secret of nature itself Picture Quote #1

You may have your suspicions, your fears, you may even believe there is something, somewhere, terribly, drastically wrong, but because someone else is in charge, because there is a part of the system above you which you don’t know, you don’t question it, you even distrust your own doubts Picture Quote #1

How quick and rushing life can sometimes seem, when at the same time it’s so slow and sweet and everlasting Picture Quote #1

And I didn’t know I loved her till I’d dreamt of her. I didn’t know it was the real thing until an illusion had signalled it Picture Quote #1

When anything goes digital, let alone something as immaterial as a book, there is a tendency to see it as just in the air to be taken, and to lose the sense that somebody once made it Picture Quote #1

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What we wish upon the future is very often the image of some lost, imagined past Picture Quote #1

I think what I like to do is to begin with the ordinary and find the extraordinary in it Picture Quote #1

Structure that really pays off is all based on emotion. I don’t write down an elaborate plan. It’s really done by feel. It’s one area of my writing that I think I’ve got surer at as I’ve evolved. In my work you often get an abrupt shift in time, a jolt. But the emotional logic will take the reader on. I hope. I trust. After all, our memories do not work with any sequential logic Picture Quote #1

Part of the very impulse of writing for me is actually wanting to get away from myself Picture Quote #1

I can do hieroglyphics in the margin. There are days when I really enjoy the flow of ink. I mean, nice pen, ink straight on to the page Picture Quote #1

Novels, in my experience, are slow in coming, and once I’ve begun them I know I have years rather than months of work ahead of me Picture Quote #1

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Happiness quells thought. And work quells thought. (Graham Swift Quotes) There is a certain inescapable attachment. If you are born somewhere and circumstances don’t take you away from it, then you grow up and remain within it. (Graham Swift Quotes) One of the things that probably drew me to writing was that it was something you could get on with by yourself. Publishing means going public. But the actual activity could scarcely be more invisible. And private. (Graham Swift Quotes) The idea of stopping is not unmeaningful to me. I think there might be a time when, in theory at least, you’d say, ‘Well I’ve mostly done what I want to do.’ But how could you ever prevent a few years down the line some germ of an idea getting at you and you’ve got to do it again? (Graham Swift Quotes) Novels, in my experience, are slow in coming, and once I’ve begun them I know I have years rather than months of work ahead of me. (Graham Swift Quotes) How quick and rushing life can sometimes seem, when at the same time it’s so slow and sweet and everlasting. (Graham Swift Quotes) In my work you often get an abrupt shift in time, a jolt. But the emotional logic will take the reader on. I hope. I trust. After all, our memories do not work with any sequential logic. (Graham Swift Quotes) The novel that’s contemporary in the sense of being wholly ‘of now’ is an impossibility, if only because novels may take years to write, so the ‘now’ with which they begin will be defunct by the time they’re finished. (Graham Swift Quotes) I had a fear of becoming anything, a fear of becoming a specialist. I might have become a doctor, but if you become a doctor, that’s your specialty in life and you are defined by it. One of the attractions of being a writer is that you’re never a specialist. Your field is entirely open; your field is the entire human condition. (Graham Swift Quotes) London is like no other city I know in its ability to become beautiful. You can suddenly turn a corner and there are odd moments - of light, of weather (Graham Swift Quotes) My mother was a great bringer-up of children. My memories are of a sense of security and comfort (Graham Swift Quotes) Ah, children, pity level-crossing keepers, pity lock-keepers - pity lighthouse-keepers - pity all the keepers of this world (pity even school teachers), caught between their conscience and the bleak horizon (Graham Swift Quotes) People die when curiosity goes (Graham Swift Quotes) Today’s news, which may be yesterday’s anyway, will be eclipsed tomorrow (Graham Swift Quotes) My upbringing was absolutely not the archetypal writer’s upbringing. Even, arguably, the opposite (Graham Swift Quotes) I don’t reread my books (Graham Swift Quotes) When people aren’t expecting to be seen, they look their truest (Graham Swift Quotes) Literature is the voice of the human heart (Graham Swift Quotes) I like the world we’ve got. If there is anything special and magical, I have to find it in the ordinary stuff (Graham Swift Quotes) All nature’s creatures join to express nature’s purpose. Somewhere in their mounting and mating, rutting and butting is the very secret of nature itself (Graham Swift Quotes) You may have your suspicions, your fears, you may even believe there is something, somewhere, terribly, drastically wrong, but because someone else is in charge, because there is a part of the system above you which you don’t know, you don’t question it, you even distrust your own doubts (Graham Swift Quotes) How quick and rushing life can sometimes seem, when at the same time it’s so slow and sweet and everlasting (Graham Swift Quotes) And I didn’t know I loved her till I’d dreamt of her. I didn’t know it was the real thing until an illusion had signalled it (Graham Swift Quotes) When anything goes digital, let alone something as immaterial as a book, there is a tendency to see it as just in the air to be taken, and to lose the sense that somebody once made it (Graham Swift Quotes) What we wish upon the future is very often the image of some lost, imagined past (Graham Swift Quotes) I think what I like to do is to begin with the ordinary and find the extraordinary in it (Graham Swift Quotes) Structure that really pays off is all based on emotion. I don’t write down an elaborate plan. It’s really done by feel. It’s one area of my writing that I think I’ve got surer at as I’ve evolved. In my work you often get an abrupt shift in time, a jolt. But the emotional logic will take the reader on. I hope. I trust. After all, our memories do not work with any sequential logic (Graham Swift Quotes) Part of the very impulse of writing for me is actually wanting to get away from myself (Graham Swift Quotes) I can do hieroglyphics in the margin. There are days when I really enjoy the flow of ink. I mean, nice pen, ink straight on to the page (Graham Swift Quotes) Novels, in my experience, are slow in coming, and once I’ve begun them I know I have years rather than months of work ahead of me (Graham Swift Quotes)

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