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Kazuo Ishiguro Quotes

I want my words to survive translation Picture Quote #1

All children have to be deceived if they are to grow up without trauma Picture Quote #1

There was another life that I might have had, but I am having this one Picture Quote #1

I like novelists who can create other interesting worlds Picture Quote #1

Poor creatures. What did we do to you? With all our schemes and plans? Picture Quote #1

Your life must now run the course that’s been set for it Picture Quote #1

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She always wanted to believe in things Picture Quote #1

An artist’s concern is to capture beauty wherever he finds it Picture Quote #1

Don’t you wonder sometimes, what might have happened if you tried? Picture Quote #1

I don’t hang out with the glitteringly successful people; I hang out with people who’ve been friends for many years, and to some extent I feel my worldly success is a bit uncomfortable for them Picture Quote #1

I think it’s quite difficult to understand what kind of life a writer leads. They might be millionaires, or they might be starving people Picture Quote #1

Every country should have a strong literary tradition of its own at the center, but it should also have an interest in other countries Picture Quote #1

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I grew up in Britain before it became a multicultural place, so in many ways I have a nostalgia for an England that’s vanished - the England of my childhood has actually disappeared Picture Quote #1

I find Japanese books quite baffling when I read them in translation. It’s only with Haruki Murakami that I find Japanse fiction that I can understand and relate to. He’s a very international writer Picture Quote #1

If you go to Tokyo, I think it becomes very obvious that there’s this almost seamless mixture of popular culture and Japanese traditional culture Picture Quote #1

One need hardly dwell on the catastrophic possibility of uttering a bantering remark only to discover it wholly inappropriate Picture Quote #1

I couldn’t speak Japanese very well, passport regulations were changing, I felt British and my future was in Britain. And it would also make me eligible for literary awards. But I still think I’m regarded as one of their own in Japan Picture Quote #1

People aren’t quite sure what it means when a book is a Booker Prize winner. They’re not quite sure what is being recommended, what literary values it stands for, because every year it stands for something different Picture Quote #1

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I don’t have a deep link with England like, say, Jonathan Coe or Hanif Kureishi might demonstrate. For me, it is like a mythical place Picture Quote #1

I loved cowboy films and TV series, and I learned bits of English from them. My favorite was ‘Laramie’, with Robert Fuller and John Smith. I used to watch ‘The Lone Ranger’, which had been famous in Japan as well. I idolized these cowboys Picture Quote #1

If you were a boy and a girl and you were in love with each other, really, properly in love, and if you could show it, then the people who run Hailsham, they sorted it out for you. They sorted it out so you could have a few years together before you began your donations Picture Quote #1

Even the solitude, I’ve actually grown to quite like... I do like the feeling of getting into my little car, knowing for the next couple of hours I’ll have only the roads, the big gray sky and my daydreams for company Picture Quote #1

I’m interested in memory because it’s a filter through which we see our lives, and because it’s foggy and obscure, the opportunities for self-deception are there. In the end, as a writer, I’m more interested in what people tell themselves happened rather than what actually happened Picture Quote #1

I try to always go for something... very interior, following thoughts and memories, something that I think is difficult to do on the screen, which is essentially a third-person medium Picture Quote #1

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I think there is a huge difference between writers who have very big sales, and writers who have small sales. Even writers with very high reputations, even Nobel prize winners, often sell in very low figures Picture Quote #1

Throughout my career I’ve struggled to encourage people to read my books on a more metaphorical level. I’m less attached to my settings than, for example, Saul Bellow. The setting of a novel for me is just a part of the technique. I choose it at the end Picture Quote #1

I’m not at all interested in the brave who fight against the odds and win. I am interested in those who accept their lot, as that is what many people in the world are doing. They do their best in ghastly conditions Picture Quote #1

There’s something peculiar about writing fiction. It requires an interesting balance between seeing the world as a child and having the wisdom of a middle-aged person. The further you get from childhood and the experience of the teenage years, the greater the danger of losing that wellspring Picture Quote #1

Our family arrived in England in 1960. At that time I thought the war was ancient history. But if I think of 15 years ago from now, thats 1990, and that seems like yesterday to me Picture Quote #1

I wouldn’t want to try to adapt something of my own. It would be like going back to school and doing all my exams again Picture Quote #1

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I want my words to survive translation (Kazuo Ishiguro Quotes) All children have to be deceived if they are to grow up without trauma (Kazuo Ishiguro Quotes) There was another life that I might have had, but I am having this one (Kazuo Ishiguro Quotes) I like novelists who can create other interesting worlds (Kazuo Ishiguro Quotes) Poor creatures. What did we do to you? With all our schemes and plans? (Kazuo Ishiguro Quotes) Your life must now run the course that’s been set for it (Kazuo Ishiguro Quotes) She always wanted to believe in things (Kazuo Ishiguro Quotes) An artist’s concern is to capture beauty wherever he finds it (Kazuo Ishiguro Quotes) Don’t you wonder sometimes, what might have happened if you tried? (Kazuo Ishiguro Quotes) I don’t hang out with the glitteringly successful people; I hang out with people who’ve been friends for many years, and to some extent I feel my worldly success is a bit uncomfortable for them (Kazuo Ishiguro Quotes) I think it’s quite difficult to understand what kind of life a writer leads. They might be millionaires, or they might be starving people (Kazuo Ishiguro Quotes) Every country should have a strong literary tradition of its own at the center, but it should also have an interest in other countries (Kazuo Ishiguro Quotes) I grew up in Britain before it became a multicultural place, so in many ways I have a nostalgia for an England that’s vanished - the England of my childhood has actually disappeared (Kazuo Ishiguro Quotes) I find Japanese books quite baffling when I read them in translation. It’s only with Haruki Murakami that I find Japanse fiction that I can understand and relate to. He’s a very international writer (Kazuo Ishiguro Quotes) If you go to Tokyo, I think it becomes very obvious that there’s this almost seamless mixture of popular culture and Japanese traditional culture (Kazuo Ishiguro Quotes) One need hardly dwell on the catastrophic possibility of uttering a bantering remark only to discover it wholly inappropriate (Kazuo Ishiguro Quotes) I couldn’t speak Japanese very well, passport regulations were changing, I felt British and my future was in Britain. And it would also make me eligible for literary awards. But I still think I’m regarded as one of their own in Japan (Kazuo Ishiguro Quotes) People aren’t quite sure what it means when a book is a Booker Prize winner. They’re not quite sure what is being recommended, what literary values it stands for, because every year it stands for something different (Kazuo Ishiguro Quotes) I don’t have a deep link with England like, say, Jonathan Coe or Hanif Kureishi might demonstrate. For me, it is like a mythical place (Kazuo Ishiguro Quotes) I loved cowboy films and TV series, and I learned bits of English from them. My favorite was ‘Laramie’, with Robert Fuller and John Smith. I used to watch ‘The Lone Ranger’, which had been famous in Japan as well. I idolized these cowboys (Kazuo Ishiguro Quotes) If you were a boy and a girl and you were in love with each other, really, properly in love, and if you could show it, then the people who run Hailsham, they sorted it out for you. They sorted it out so you could have a few years together before you began your donations (Kazuo Ishiguro Quotes) Even the solitude, I’ve actually grown to quite like... I do like the feeling of getting into my little car, knowing for the next couple of hours I’ll have only the roads, the big gray sky and my daydreams for company (Kazuo Ishiguro Quotes) I’m interested in memory because it’s a filter through which we see our lives, and because it’s foggy and obscure, the opportunities for self-deception are there. In the end, as a writer, I’m more interested in what people tell themselves happened rather than what actually happened (Kazuo Ishiguro Quotes) I try to always go for something... very interior, following thoughts and memories, something that I think is difficult to do on the screen, which is essentially a third-person medium (Kazuo Ishiguro Quotes) I think there is a huge difference between writers who have very big sales, and writers who have small sales. Even writers with very high reputations, even Nobel prize winners, often sell in very low figures (Kazuo Ishiguro Quotes) Throughout my career I’ve struggled to encourage people to read my books on a more metaphorical level. I’m less attached to my settings than, for example, Saul Bellow. The setting of a novel for me is just a part of the technique. I choose it at the end (Kazuo Ishiguro Quotes) I’m not at all interested in the brave who fight against the odds and win. I am interested in those who accept their lot, as that is what many people in the world are doing. They do their best in ghastly conditions (Kazuo Ishiguro Quotes) There’s something peculiar about writing fiction. It requires an interesting balance between seeing the world as a child and having the wisdom of a middle-aged person. The further you get from childhood and the experience of the teenage years, the greater the danger of losing that wellspring. (Kazuo Ishiguro Quotes) Our family arrived in England in 1960. At that time I thought the war was ancient history. But if I think of 15 years ago from now, thats 1990, and that seems like yesterday to me. (Kazuo Ishiguro Quotes) I wouldn’t want to try to adapt something of my own. It would be like going back to school and doing all my exams again. (Kazuo Ishiguro Quotes)

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