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Ian Mcewan Quotes

What is lawful is not always identical to what is right Picture Quote #1

She loved him, though not at this particular moment Picture Quote #1

There are ways in which art can have a longer reach than politics Picture Quote #1

The moment you lose curiosity in the world, you might as well be dead Picture Quote #1

But it was too interesting, too new, too flattering, too deeply comforting to resist, it was a liberation to be in love and say so, and she could only let herself go deeper Picture Quote #1

Especially difficult when the first and best unconscious move of a dedicated liar is to persuade himself he’s sincere. And once he’s sincere, all deception vanishes Picture Quote #1

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Oh, I’ve become immune to the Booker. I think we need something a little more like the Pulitzer prize, where there isn’t this great race Picture Quote #1

Perhaps the greatest reading pleasure has an element of self-annihilation. To be so engrossed that you barely know you exist Picture Quote #1

What is it precisely, that feeling of ‘returning’ from a poem? Something is lighter, softer, larger - then it fades, but never completely Picture Quote #1

All this happiness on display is suspect... If they think - and they could be right - that continued torture and summary executions, ethnic cleansing and occasional genocide are preferable to an invasion, they should be sombre in their view Picture Quote #1

I’ve never had a moment’s doubt. I love you. I believe in you completely. You are my dearest one. My reason for life. Cee Picture Quote #1

In Leon’s account of his life, no-one was mean-spirited, no-one schemed or lied or betrayed; everyone was celebrated at least in some degree... Leon turned out to be a spineless, grinning idiot Picture Quote #1

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I believe the novella is the perfect form of prose fiction. It is the beautiful daughter of a rambling, bloated ill-shaven giant (but a giant who’s a genius on his best days) Picture Quote #1

It’s good to get your hands dirty a bit and to test how you see things at a given point. And it’s very pleasing after writing something like ‘Atonement’ or ‘On Chesil Beach,’ which are historical, to get involved in some plausible re-enactment of the here and now Picture Quote #1

By measuring individual human worth, the novelist reveals the full enormity of the State Picture Quote #1

London in the 70s was a pretty catastrophic dump, I can tell you. We had every kind of industrial trouble; we had severe energy problems; we were under constant terrorist attack from Irish terrorist groups who started a bombing campaign in English cities; politics were fantastically polarized between left and right Picture Quote #1

How can a novelist achieve atonement when with her absolute power of deciding outcomes, she is also god? Picture Quote #1

Dying in unfamiliar surroundings miles away from home, it cannot possibly be good. There is a great sadness about that I think Picture Quote #1

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Atheists have as much conscience, possibly more, than people with deep religious conviction, and they still have the same problem of how they reconcile themselves to a bad deed in the past. It’s a little easier if you’ve got a God to forgive you Picture Quote #1

Girls can wear jeans and cut their hair short and wear shirts and boots because it’s okay to be a boy; for girls it’s like promotion. But for a boy to look like a girl is degrading, according to you, because secretly you believe that being a girl is degrading Picture Quote #1

I wouldn’t mind being the lead guitarist in an incredibly successful rock band. However, I don’t play the guitar Picture Quote #1

Reading groups, readings, breakdowns of book sales all tell the same story: when women stop reading, the novel will be dead Picture Quote #1

A twenty-one-year-old writer is likely to be inhibited by a lack of usable experience. Childhood and adolescence were something I knew Picture Quote #1

Some people are tied to five hundred words a day, six days a week. I’m a hesitater Picture Quote #1

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My father’s drinking was sometimes a problem. And a great deal went unspoken. He was not particularly acute or articulate about the emotions. But he was very affectionate towards me Picture Quote #1

I put it to you that there are no British poets, there are no British novelists. I have heard myself described as one, but I think really I’m an English novelist; there are Scottish poets and Scottish novelists Picture Quote #1

As regards literary culture, it fascinates me that it has been so resilient to the Union. For example, when T.S. Eliot wanted to become poet in these lands, it wasn’t as an English poet, it was an Anglian poet he wanted to be Picture Quote #1

In a nuclear age, and in an age of serious environmental degradation, apocalyptic belief creates a serious second order danger. The precarious logic of self-interest that saw us through the Cold War would collapse if the leaders of one nuclear state came to welcome, or ceased to fear mass death Picture Quote #1

It is quite impossible these days to assume anything about people’s educational level from the way they talk or dress or from their taste in music. Safest to treat everyone you meet as a distinguished intellectual Picture Quote #1

I read anything I saw lying around. Pulp fiction, great literature and everything in between - I gave them all the same rough treatment Picture Quote #1

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What is lawful is not always identical to what is right (Ian Mcewan Quotes) She loved him, though not at this particular moment (Ian Mcewan Quotes) There are ways in which art can have a longer reach than politics (Ian Mcewan Quotes) The moment you lose curiosity in the world, you might as well be dead (Ian Mcewan Quotes) But it was too interesting, too new, too flattering, too deeply comforting to resist, it was a liberation to be in love and say so, and she could only let herself go deeper (Ian Mcewan Quotes) Especially difficult when the first and best unconscious move of a dedicated liar is to persuade himself he’s sincere. And once he’s sincere, all deception vanishes (Ian Mcewan Quotes) Oh, I’ve become immune to the Booker. I think we need something a little more like the Pulitzer prize, where there isn’t this great race (Ian Mcewan Quotes) Perhaps the greatest reading pleasure has an element of self-annihilation. To be so engrossed that you barely know you exist (Ian Mcewan Quotes) What is it precisely, that feeling of ‘returning’ from a poem? Something is lighter, softer, larger - then it fades, but never completely (Ian Mcewan Quotes) All this happiness on display is suspect... If they think - and they could be right - that continued torture and summary executions, ethnic cleansing and occasional genocide are preferable to an invasion, they should be sombre in their view (Ian Mcewan Quotes) I’ve never had a moment’s doubt. I love you. I believe in you completely. You are my dearest one. My reason for life. Cee (Ian Mcewan Quotes) In Leon’s account of his life, no-one was mean-spirited, no-one schemed or lied or betrayed; everyone was celebrated at least in some degree... Leon turned out to be a spineless, grinning idiot (Ian Mcewan Quotes) I believe the novella is the perfect form of prose fiction. It is the beautiful daughter of a rambling, bloated ill-shaven giant (but a giant who’s a genius on his best days) (Ian Mcewan Quotes) It’s good to get your hands dirty a bit and to test how you see things at a given point. And it’s very pleasing after writing something like ‘Atonement’ or ‘On Chesil Beach,’ which are historical, to get involved in some plausible re-enactment of the here and now (Ian Mcewan Quotes) By measuring individual human worth, the novelist reveals the full enormity of the State (Ian Mcewan Quotes) London in the 70s was a pretty catastrophic dump, I can tell you. We had every kind of industrial trouble; we had severe energy problems; we were under constant terrorist attack from Irish terrorist groups who started a bombing campaign in English cities; politics were fantastically polarized between left and right (Ian Mcewan Quotes) How can a novelist achieve atonement when with her absolute power of deciding outcomes, she is also god? (Ian Mcewan Quotes) Dying in unfamiliar surroundings miles away from home, it cannot possibly be good. There is a great sadness about that I think. (Ian Mcewan Quotes) Atheists have as much conscience, possibly more, than people with deep religious conviction, and they still have the same problem of how they reconcile themselves to a bad deed in the past. It’s a little easier if you’ve got a God to forgive you. (Ian Mcewan Quotes) Girls can wear jeans and cut their hair short and wear shirts and boots because it’s okay to be a boy; for girls it’s like promotion. But for a boy to look like a girl is degrading, according to you, because secretly you believe that being a girl is degrading. (Ian Mcewan Quotes) I wouldn’t mind being the lead guitarist in an incredibly successful rock band. However, I don’t play the guitar. (Ian Mcewan Quotes) Reading groups, readings, breakdowns of book sales all tell the same story: when women stop reading, the novel will be dead. (Ian Mcewan Quotes) A twenty-one-year-old writer is likely to be inhibited by a lack of usable experience. Childhood and adolescence were something I knew. (Ian Mcewan Quotes) Some people are tied to five hundred words a day, six days a week. I’m a hesitater. (Ian Mcewan Quotes) My father’s drinking was sometimes a problem. And a great deal went unspoken. He was not particularly acute or articulate about the emotions. But he was very affectionate towards me. (Ian Mcewan Quotes) I put it to you that there are no British poets, there are no British novelists. I have heard myself described as one, but I think really I’m an English novelist; there are Scottish poets and Scottish novelists. (Ian Mcewan Quotes) As regards literary culture, it fascinates me that it has been so resilient to the Union. For example, when T.S. Eliot wanted to become poet in these lands, it wasn’t as an English poet, it was an Anglian poet he wanted to be. (Ian Mcewan Quotes) In a nuclear age, and in an age of serious environmental degradation, apocalyptic belief creates a serious second order danger. The precarious logic of self-interest that saw us through the Cold War would collapse if the leaders of one nuclear state came to welcome, or ceased to fear mass death. (Ian Mcewan Quotes) It is quite impossible these days to assume anything about people’s educational level from the way they talk or dress or from their taste in music. Safest to treat everyone you meet as a distinguished intellectual. (Ian Mcewan Quotes) I read anything I saw lying around. Pulp fiction, great literature and everything in between - I gave them all the same rough treatment. (Ian Mcewan Quotes)

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