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Hanif Kureishi Quotes

One would hope, as well that intimacy would leave more of a mark, that more of it would remain. But it doesn’t. You just end up thinking, who is this person? Picture Quote #1

If jealousy was the vindaloo of love, I’d imagined her tongue burning, and such a fire forcing her to spill her truth Picture Quote #1

My father was a civil servant, so having a regular job, being respectable is a big deal for me. Respectable in the sense that I support my family. That’s what I mean by respectability Picture Quote #1

What a quality of innocence people have when they don’t expect to be harmed Picture Quote #1

You can’t spend your life beating yourself up for something that happened yesterday. You die if you don’t follow your desire Picture Quote #1

If you get depressed, you can be stuck for months; if you have an analyst, you at least have a chance of getting out of it faster Picture Quote #1

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I’ve never had any desire to be good. I don’t like goodness particularly Picture Quote #1

I’m always writing. I’m an obsessive. It’s not because I’m a disciplined person. It’s because I’m crazy about it Picture Quote #1

I guess writing is a kind of therapy in the sense that there are things you need to say and you say them, and better out than in Picture Quote #1

I am determined to live without illusions. I want to look at reality straight. Without hiding Picture Quote #1

At the same time, you have to find the right distance between people. Too close, and they overwhelm you, too far and they abandon you. How to hold them in the right relation? Picture Quote #1

Secrets are my currency: I deal in them for a living. The secrets of desire, of what people really want, and of what they fear the most. The secrets of why love is difficult, sex complicated, living painful and death so close and yet placed far away. Why are pleasure and punishment closely related? How do our bodies speak? Why do we make ourselves ill? Why do you want to fail? Why is pleasure hard to bear? Picture Quote #1

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Children, who have yet to learn our ways, are notoriously promiscuous in their affection. They’ll sit on anyone’s knee Picture Quote #1

I can’t sleep with you tonight, baby, my head’s all messed up, you’ve no idea. It’s somewhere else and it’s full of voices and songs and bad things Picture Quote #1

Falling in love was simple; one had only to yield. Digesting another person, however, and sustaining love, was bloody work, and not a soft job Picture Quote #1

Almost certainly I will not tell her my intentions this evening or tonight. I will put it off. Why? Because words are actions and they make things happen. Once they are out you cannot put them back Picture Quote #1

My guess is that she is uncomfortable in such an intransigent world but is unable to live accordingly to her own desire Picture Quote #1

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One would hope, as well that intimacy would leave more of a mark, that more of it would remain. But it doesn’t. You just end up thinking, who is this person? (Hanif Kureishi Quotes) If jealousy was the vindaloo of love, I’d imagined her tongue burning, and such a fire forcing her to spill her truth (Hanif Kureishi Quotes) My father was a civil servant, so having a regular job, being respectable is a big deal for me. Respectable in the sense that I support my family. That’s what I mean by respectability (Hanif Kureishi Quotes) What a quality of innocence people have when they don’t expect to be harmed (Hanif Kureishi Quotes) You can’t spend your life beating yourself up for something that happened yesterday. You die if you don’t follow your desire (Hanif Kureishi Quotes) If you get depressed, you can be stuck for months; if you have an analyst, you at least have a chance of getting out of it faster (Hanif Kureishi Quotes) I’ve never had any desire to be good. I don’t like goodness particularly (Hanif Kureishi Quotes) I’m always writing. I’m an obsessive. It’s not because I’m a disciplined person. It’s because I’m crazy about it (Hanif Kureishi Quotes) I guess writing is a kind of therapy in the sense that there are things you need to say and you say them, and better out than in (Hanif Kureishi Quotes) I am determined to live without illusions. I want to look at reality straight. Without hiding (Hanif Kureishi Quotes) At the same time, you have to find the right distance between people. Too close, and they overwhelm you, too far and they abandon you. How to hold them in the right relation? (Hanif Kureishi Quotes) Secrets are my currency: I deal in them for a living. The secrets of desire, of what people really want, and of what they fear the most. The secrets of why love is difficult, sex complicated, living painful and death so close and yet placed far away. Why are pleasure and punishment closely related? How do our bodies speak? Why do we make ourselves ill? Why do you want to fail? Why is pleasure hard to bear? (Hanif Kureishi Quotes) Children, who have yet to learn our ways, are notoriously promiscuous in their affection. They’ll sit on anyone’s knee (Hanif Kureishi Quotes) I can’t sleep with you tonight, baby, my head’s all messed up, you’ve no idea. It’s somewhere else and it’s full of voices and songs and bad things (Hanif Kureishi Quotes) Falling in love was simple; one had only to yield. Digesting another person, however, and sustaining love, was bloody work, and not a soft job (Hanif Kureishi Quotes) Almost certainly I will not tell her my intentions this evening or tonight. I will put it off. Why? Because words are actions and they make things happen. Once they are out you cannot put them back (Hanif Kureishi Quotes) My guess is that she is uncomfortable in such an intransigent world but is unable to live accordingly to her own desire (Hanif Kureishi Quotes)

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