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Literary Quotes

To discuss a Martin Amis book, you must first discuss the orchestrated release of a Martin Amis book. In London, which rightly prides itself on the vibrancy of its literary cottage industry, Amis is the Steve Jobs of book promoters, and his product rollouts are as carefully managed as anything Apple dreams up 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

I realise that a novel and a film are different mediums. As artistes, we need to respect other artistes. It also needs a lot of courage to take risks to experiment and interpret known literary works Picture Quote #1

The only way to help your unique literary voice grow and eventually sing like a glorious creature of wonder is to write what you excites you into a creative passion and brings you pure unadulterated joy Picture Quote #1

For decades, as literary editor, I have followed the growth of our creative writing in English. In my Solidaridad Bookshop, half of my stock consists of Filipino books written in English and in the native languages Picture Quote #1

As with many teens, my first jobs included babysitting and mopping floors at McDonald’s. Since then, I’ve held jobs a diverse as selling used cars, selling apparel, cosmetics, and real-estate, substitute-teaching six graders, teaching undergraduate creative writing, and working as an editorial assistant for a literary magazine Picture Quote #1

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My liking for Scandinavian crime fiction led me into exploring literary writers from the same countries Picture Quote #1

I’m sold as a literary writer in Holland; I’m sold as crime fiction in England. I think of it as just literature Picture Quote #1

I’m snobby about books that aren’t crime fiction: if I start reading a literary novel and there’s no mystery emerging in the first few pages, I’m like, ‘Gah, this obviously isn’t a proper book. Why would I want to carry on reading it?’ Picture Quote #1

I think part of the success which Structuralist or post-Structuralist thought in critical theory has had in literary studies in American universities is due to a theoretical vacuum Picture Quote #1

It’s perceived as an accolade to be published as a ‘literary’ writer, but, actually, it’s pompous and it’s fake. Literary fiction is often nothing more than a genre in itself Picture Quote #1

Downtown New York, I’m within certain styles of music and I’m also within certain cultural, you know, and literary context Picture Quote #1

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Californias red-legged frogs are part of our historical, literary and cultural heritage, ... It is critically important that we ensure that there will always be frogs jumping here in Calaveras County, and in other places, too Picture Quote #1

People aren’t used to thinking of cultural forms spreading out across the full range of formal interactions - or what is called the ‘text’ in literary terms Picture Quote #1

Fiction writers have their own world, and poets have their own world, and literary criticism has sort of passed over into cultural studies in the university, and so on. They seem more disconnected from each other than they did when I first began to write Picture Quote #1

We have a curious relationship with ‘funny’ in the U.K. We love to laugh, but we also think that making people laugh is just a little bit second-tier, especially in a literary context Picture Quote #1

Give the villagers village arithmetic, village geography, village history and the literary knowledge that they must use daily, i.e. reading and writing letters, etc Picture Quote #1

Kindle Worlds is a clever way to monetize a formerly underground trend, and to enable its participants to be remunerated. But it will be of no interest to writers with any literary ambition, as its constraints are designed to stymie even the most rudimentary impulses - even the first flickering of a dangerous originality Picture Quote #1

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I think my cheerfulness keeps my writing from sinking into the depths of melancholy, while the darker side keeps in check any literary silliness I might be inclined toward Picture Quote #1

That Plato’s Republic should have been admired, on its political side, by decent people, is perhaps the most astonishing example of literary snobbery in all history Picture Quote #1

Lyrical poetry is not a big part of most people’s lives. Twitter now becomes an interesting way of getting cared for language into people’s space. Because there is something deep inside of us that responds to cared for language, whether it’s literary, poetry, or really good lyrics in a song Picture Quote #1

Movie SF is, by definition, dumbed down - there have only been three or four SF movies in the history of film that aspire to the complexity of literary SF Picture Quote #1

Any poet, if he is to survive beyond his 25th year, must alter; he must seek new literary influences; he will have different emotions to express Picture Quote #1

Literary genres and techniques tend to take form in one’s mind somewhat the way computer templates provide form for different computer tasks Picture Quote #1

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A fashionable milieu is one in which everybody’s opinion is made up of the opinion of all the others. Has everybody a different opinion? Then it is a literary milieu Picture Quote #1

One would think that in writing about literary men and matters there would be no difficulty in finding a title for one’s essay, or that any embarrassment which might arise would be from excess of material. I find this, however, far from being the case Picture Quote #1

Doctor Who’ is not as literary as ‘The Lord of the Rings’ and ‘The Hobbit’ is - books have come out, but they are from the television episodes. So there is that difference... it’s more scholastic Picture Quote #1

I no longer gave a sick dog’s drop for the wisdom, the reliability and the authority of the public’s literary mind, those creeps and old ladies of vested reviewing Picture Quote #1

If fantasy is done well, it has both serious content in a literary fashion and is a really good read as well - and children and young adults won’t suffer anything else Picture Quote #1

Drama school introduced me to a world I had no idea about. I wasn’t brought up in a literary household at all Picture Quote #1

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To discuss a Martin Amis book, you must first discuss the orchestrated release of a Martin Amis book. In London, which rightly prides itself on the vibrancy of its literary cottage industry, Amis is the Steve Jobs of book promoters, and his product rollouts are as carefully managed as anything Apple dreams up. (Literary 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. (Literary Quotes) I realise that a novel and a film are different mediums. As artistes, we need to respect other artistes. It also needs a lot of courage to take risks to experiment and interpret known literary works. (Literary Quotes) The only way to help your unique literary voice grow and eventually sing like a glorious creature of wonder is to write what you excites you into a creative passion and brings you pure unadulterated joy. (Literary Quotes) For decades, as literary editor, I have followed the growth of our creative writing in English. In my Solidaridad Bookshop, half of my stock consists of Filipino books written in English and in the native languages. (Literary Quotes) As with many teens, my first jobs included babysitting and mopping floors at McDonald’s. Since then, I’ve held jobs a diverse as selling used cars, selling apparel, cosmetics, and real-estate, substitute-teaching six graders, teaching undergraduate creative writing, and working as an editorial assistant for a literary magazine. (Literary Quotes) My liking for Scandinavian crime fiction led me into exploring literary writers from the same countries. (Literary Quotes) I’m sold as a literary writer in Holland; I’m sold as crime fiction in England. I think of it as just literature. (Literary Quotes) I’m snobby about books that aren’t crime fiction: if I start reading a literary novel and there’s no mystery emerging in the first few pages, I’m like, ‘Gah, this obviously isn’t a proper book. Why would I want to carry on reading it?’ (Literary Quotes) I think part of the success which Structuralist or post-Structuralist thought in critical theory has had in literary studies in American universities is due to a theoretical vacuum. (Literary Quotes) It’s perceived as an accolade to be published as a ‘literary’ writer, but, actually, it’s pompous and it’s fake. Literary fiction is often nothing more than a genre in itself. (Literary Quotes) Downtown New York, I’m within certain styles of music and I’m also within certain cultural, you know, and literary context. (Literary Quotes) Californias red-legged frogs are part of our historical, literary and cultural heritage, ... It is critically important that we ensure that there will always be frogs jumping here in Calaveras County, and in other places, too. (Literary Quotes) People aren’t used to thinking of cultural forms spreading out across the full range of formal interactions - or what is called the ‘text’ in literary terms. (Literary Quotes) Fiction writers have their own world, and poets have their own world, and literary criticism has sort of passed over into cultural studies in the university, and so on. They seem more disconnected from each other than they did when I first began to write. (Literary Quotes) We have a curious relationship with ‘funny’ in the U.K. We love to laugh, but we also think that making people laugh is just a little bit second-tier, especially in a literary context. (Literary Quotes) Give the villagers village arithmetic, village geography, village history and the literary knowledge that they must use daily, i.e. reading and writing letters, etc. (Literary Quotes) Kindle Worlds is a clever way to monetize a formerly underground trend, and to enable its participants to be remunerated. But it will be of no interest to writers with any literary ambition, as its constraints are designed to stymie even the most rudimentary impulses - even the first flickering of a dangerous originality. (Literary Quotes) I think my cheerfulness keeps my writing from sinking into the depths of melancholy, while the darker side keeps in check any literary silliness I might be inclined toward. (Literary Quotes) That Plato’s Republic should have been admired, on its political side, by decent people, is perhaps the most astonishing example of literary snobbery in all history. (Literary Quotes) Lyrical poetry is not a big part of most people’s lives. Twitter now becomes an interesting way of getting cared for language into people’s space. Because there is something deep inside of us that responds to cared for language, whether it’s literary, poetry, or really good lyrics in a song. (Literary Quotes) Movie SF is, by definition, dumbed down - there have only been three or four SF movies in the history of film that aspire to the complexity of literary SF. (Literary Quotes) Any poet, if he is to survive beyond his 25th year, must alter; he must seek new literary influences; he will have different emotions to express. (Literary Quotes) Literary genres and techniques tend to take form in one’s mind somewhat the way computer templates provide form for different computer tasks. (Literary Quotes) A fashionable milieu is one in which everybody’s opinion is made up of the opinion of all the others. Has everybody a different opinion? Then it is a literary milieu. (Literary Quotes) One would think that in writing about literary men and matters there would be no difficulty in finding a title for one’s essay, or that any embarrassment which might arise would be from excess of material. I find this, however, far from being the case. (Literary Quotes) Doctor Who’ is not as literary as ‘The Lord of the Rings’ and ‘The Hobbit’ is - books have come out, but they are from the television episodes. So there is that difference... it’s more scholastic. (Literary Quotes) I no longer gave a sick dog’s drop for the wisdom, the reliability and the authority of the public’s literary mind, those creeps and old ladies of vested reviewing. (Literary Quotes) If fantasy is done well, it has both serious content in a literary fashion and is a really good read as well - and children and young adults won’t suffer anything else. (Literary Quotes) Drama school introduced me to a world I had no idea about. I wasn’t brought up in a literary household at all. (Literary Quotes)

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