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Kazuo Ishiguro Quotes

We always like to keep our children in a kind of bubble and censor the bad news about the world. We like to tell them the world is full of benevolent, nice people Picture Quote #1

There comes a point when you can more or less count the number of books you’re going to write before you die Picture Quote #1

I don’t think it’s any fun, even if you are one of the most respected authors in the world like Margaret Atwood, to keep being nominated and not win Picture Quote #1

This is the big question that we all have about our children: How much, how soon, do we tell our children the less comfortable facts about the world they’re going to inherit? Picture Quote #1

Love isn’t about when you first meet. It’s about the many, many years you spend together, when you’re trying to keep that flame burning Picture Quote #1

There is certainly a satisfaction and dignity to be gained in coming to terms with the mistakes one has made in the course of one’s life Picture Quote #1

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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

We all live inside bodies that will deteriorate. But when you look at human beings, they’re capable of very decent things: love, loyalty. When time is running out, they don’t care about possessions or status. They want to put things right if they’ve done wrong Picture Quote #1

I work very regular hours, roughly 9 to 5:30. I think I have it much easier than a lot of parents. I just sit at home, I have a very flexible timetable, and I’m very fortunate in that I don’t have money problems. I have lunch with my wife at home. I don’t have to commute, so I have much more time with my family Picture Quote #1

When I was younger, I didn’t read that much. I was more interested in film and music. Now I’m curious. I want to know what it’s all about Picture Quote #1

Everything might scatter. You might be right. I suppose it’s something we can’t easily get away from. People need to feel they belong. To a nation, to a race. Otherwise, who knows what might happen? This civilisation of ours, perhaps it’ll just collapse. And everything scatter, as you put it Picture Quote #1

My donors have always tended to do much better than expected Picture Quote #1

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People were incredibly kind to our family and went out of their way to help Picture Quote #1

The world is crawling with authors touring now. They’re like performance artists Picture Quote #1

What is pertinent is the calmness of that beauty, its sense of restraint Picture Quote #1

One is not struck by the truth until prompted quite accidentally by some external event Picture Quote #1

I felt slightly superior to student politics, for instance. I had no reason to think this, but I thought of myself as slightly more seasoned. I became quite cynical talking to my student friends Picture Quote #1

Screenplays I didn't really care about, journalism, travel books, getting my writer friends to write about their dreams or something. I just determined to write the books I had to write Picture Quote #1

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When you become a parent, or a teacher, you turn into a manager of this whole system. You become the person controlling the bubble of innocence around a child, regulating it Picture Quote #1

As a writer, I'm more interested in what people tell themselves happened rather than what actually happened Picture Quote #1

I think I had actually served my apprenticeship as a writer of fiction by writing all those songs. I had already been through phases of autobiographical or experimental stuff Picture Quote #1

I was a little concerned that a lot of people thought I wrote Merchant Ivory movies. I also thought if I was ever going to write something strange and difficult, that was the time Picture Quote #1

I'm very fortunate in that I don't have money problems. I have lunch with my wife at home. I don't have to commute, so I have much more time with my family Picture Quote #1

If you look at my last songs and first short stories, there is a real connection between them Picture Quote #1

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Memory is quite central for me. Part of it is that I like the actual texture of writing through memory Picture Quote #1

My friends and I took songwriting very, very seriously. My hero was and still is Bob Dylan, but also people like Leonard Cohen and Joni Mitchell and that whole generation Picture Quote #1

Now when I look back to the Guildford of that time, it seems far more exotic to me than Nagasaki 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, that's 1990, and that seems like yesterday to me Picture Quote #1

The book was at a reasonably high position on the New York Times... Before I was in the country. I thought it would be an interesting experiment to see if my presence here would push it up or down Picture Quote #1

There's a practical problem about time and energy, and a more subtle problem of what it does to a writer's head, to continually analyze why they write, where it all comes from, where it's going to Picture Quote #1

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We always like to keep our children in a kind of bubble and censor the bad news about the world. We like to tell them the world is full of benevolent, nice people. (Kazuo Ishiguro Quotes) There comes a point when you can more or less count the number of books you’re going to write before you die. (Kazuo Ishiguro Quotes) I don’t think it’s any fun, even if you are one of the most respected authors in the world like Margaret Atwood, to keep being nominated and not win. (Kazuo Ishiguro Quotes) This is the big question that we all have about our children: How much, how soon, do we tell our children the less comfortable facts about the world they’re going to inherit? (Kazuo Ishiguro Quotes) Love isn’t about when you first meet. It’s about the many, many years you spend together, when you’re trying to keep that flame burning. (Kazuo Ishiguro Quotes) There is certainly a satisfaction and dignity to be gained in coming to terms with the mistakes one has made in the course of one’s life (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) We all live inside bodies that will deteriorate. But when you look at human beings, they’re capable of very decent things: love, loyalty. When time is running out, they don’t care about possessions or status. They want to put things right if they’ve done wrong. (Kazuo Ishiguro Quotes) I work very regular hours, roughly 9 to 5:30. I think I have it much easier than a lot of parents. I just sit at home, I have a very flexible timetable, and I’m very fortunate in that I don’t have money problems. I have lunch with my wife at home. I don’t have to commute, so I have much more time with my family. (Kazuo Ishiguro Quotes) When I was younger, I didn’t read that much. I was more interested in film and music. Now I’m curious. I want to know what it’s all about. (Kazuo Ishiguro Quotes) Everything might scatter. You might be right. I suppose it’s something we can’t easily get away from. People need to feel they belong. To a nation, to a race. Otherwise, who knows what might happen? This civilisation of ours, perhaps it’ll just collapse. And everything scatter, as you put it. (Kazuo Ishiguro Quotes) My donors have always tended to do much better than expected (Kazuo Ishiguro Quotes) People were incredibly kind to our family and went out of their way to help (Kazuo Ishiguro Quotes) The world is crawling with authors touring now. They’re like performance artists (Kazuo Ishiguro Quotes) What is pertinent is the calmness of that beauty, its sense of restraint (Kazuo Ishiguro Quotes) One is not struck by the truth until prompted quite accidentally by some external event (Kazuo Ishiguro Quotes) I felt slightly superior to student politics, for instance. I had no reason to think this, but I thought of myself as slightly more seasoned. I became quite cynical talking to my student friends (Kazuo Ishiguro Quotes) Screenplays I didn't really care about, journalism, travel books, getting my writer friends to write about their dreams or something. I just determined to write the books I had to write (Kazuo Ishiguro Quotes) When you become a parent, or a teacher, you turn into a manager of this whole system. You become the person controlling the bubble of innocence around a child, regulating it (Kazuo Ishiguro Quotes) As a writer, I'm more interested in what people tell themselves happened rather than what actually happened (Kazuo Ishiguro Quotes) I think I had actually served my apprenticeship as a writer of fiction by writing all those songs. I had already been through phases of autobiographical or experimental stuff (Kazuo Ishiguro Quotes) I was a little concerned that a lot of people thought I wrote Merchant Ivory movies. I also thought if I was ever going to write something strange and difficult, that was the time (Kazuo Ishiguro Quotes) I'm very fortunate in that I don't have money problems. I have lunch with my wife at home. I don't have to commute, so I have much more time with my family (Kazuo Ishiguro Quotes) If you look at my last songs and first short stories, there is a real connection between them (Kazuo Ishiguro Quotes) Memory is quite central for me. Part of it is that I like the actual texture of writing through memory (Kazuo Ishiguro Quotes) My friends and I took songwriting very, very seriously. My hero was and still is Bob Dylan, but also people like Leonard Cohen and Joni Mitchell and that whole generation (Kazuo Ishiguro Quotes) Now when I look back to the Guildford of that time, it seems far more exotic to me than Nagasaki (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, that's 1990, and that seems like yesterday to me (Kazuo Ishiguro Quotes) The book was at a reasonably high position on the New York Times... Before I was in the country. I thought it would be an interesting experiment to see if my presence here would push it up or down (Kazuo Ishiguro Quotes) There's a practical problem about time and energy, and a more subtle problem of what it does to a writer's head, to continually analyze why they write, where it all comes from, where it's going to (Kazuo Ishiguro Quotes)

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