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Nick Hornby Quotes

And what would happen if we never read the classics? There comes a point in life, it seems to me, where you have to decide whether you’re a Person of Letters or merely someone who loves books, and I’m beginning to see that the book lovers have more fun Picture Quote #1

It’s no wonder we’re all such a mess, is it? We’re like Tom Hanks in Big. Little boys and girls trapped in adult bodies and forced to get on with it Picture Quote #1

What you don’t catch a glimpse of on your wedding day- because how could you?- is that some days you will hate your spouse, that you will look at him and regret ever exhchanging a word with him, let alone a ring and bodily fluids Picture Quote #1

It’s love this and love that but of couse it’s so easy to love someone you don’t know, whether it’s George Clooney or Monkey. Staying civil to someone with whom you’ve ever shared Christmas turkey- now there’s a miracle Picture Quote #1

Yes, yes, I know all the jokes. What else could I have expected at Highbury? But I went to Chelsea and to Tottenham and to Rangers, and saw the same thing: that the natural state of a football fan is bitter disappointment, no matter what the score Picture Quote #1

Why does reading freak people out so much? Sure, I could be pretty anti-social when we were on the road, but if I was playing a Gameboy hour after hour, no one would be on my case. In my social circle, blowing up space monsters is socially acceptable in a way that American Pastoral isn’t Picture Quote #1

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What harm has he ever done to you?’ ‘You know what harm he’s done me. He offended me with his terrible taste Picture Quote #1

On New Year’s Eve he ould make a resolution to recover some his previous scepticism, but until then he would do as the Romans do, and smile at people even if he disapproved of them Picture Quote #1

I’d like my life to be like a Bruce Springsteen song. Just once. I know I’m not born to run, I know that Seven Sisters’ Road is nothing like Thunder Road, but feelings can’t be different, can they? Picture Quote #1

It’s no good pretending that any relationship has a future if your record collections disagree violently or if your favorite films wouldn’t even speak to each other if they met at a party Picture Quote #1

She thought I was...soulful, by which I think she means that I don’t say much and I always look vaguely pissed off Picture Quote #1

The plain state of being human is dramatic enough for anyone; you don’t need to be a heroin addict or a performance poet to experience extremity. You just have to love someone Picture Quote #1

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Phone calls like ours only happen when you’ve spent several years hurting and being hurt, until every work you utter or hear becomes coded and loaded, as complicated and full of subtext as a bleak and brilliant play Picture Quote #1

That was his mother. When she wasn’t crying over the breakfast cereal, she was laughing about killing herself Picture Quote #1

I love the detail about the workings of the human heart and mind that only fiction can provide - film can’t get in close enough Picture Quote #1

Experience, then, was something that enabled you to do nothing with a clear conscience. Experience was an overrated quality Picture Quote #1

We get together with people because they’re the same or because they’re different, and in the end we split with them for exactly the same reasons Picture Quote #1

Every time people force themselves to carry on with a book they’re not enjoying, they reinforce the idea that reading is a duty Picture Quote #1

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All the books we own, both read and unread, are the fullest expression of self we have at our disposal. ... But with each passing year, and with each whimsical purchase, our libraries become more and more able to articulate who we are, whether we read the books or not Picture Quote #1

[...] falling in love with someone beautiful and intelligent and the rest of it, then feeling like a blank twit put you at something of a disadvantage Picture Quote #1

You know that things aren’t going well for you when you can’t even tell people the simplest fact about your life, just because they’ll presume you’re asking them to feel sorry for you Picture Quote #1

...You can find people. It’s like those acrobatic displays.... Those ones when you stand on top of loads of people in a pyramid. It doesn’t really matter who they are, as long as they’re there and you don’t let them go away without finding someone else Picture Quote #1

I’m still not a very good white wine, but I’m drinkable - you could put me in a punch, anyway Picture Quote #1

Unhappiness really meant something back then. Now it’s just a drag, like a cold or having no money Picture Quote #1

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You’ll remember someone who broke your heart, and you’ll think to yourself, ‘Oh yes, I remember how that feels.’ But you can’t Picture Quote #1

Everything’s complicated, even those things that seem flat in their bleakness or sadness Picture Quote #1

The natural state of the football fan is bitter disappointment, no matter what the score Picture Quote #1

You wouldn’t believe that so much could change just because a relationship ended Picture Quote #1

One could argue that most of the trouble in the world is caused by introspection Picture Quote #1

I’d thought I’d live with my wife, but I couldn’t find one Picture Quote #1

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And what would happen if we never read the classics? There comes a point in life, it seems to me, where you have to decide whether you’re a Person of Letters or merely someone who loves books, and I’m beginning to see that the book lovers have more fun (Nick Hornby Quotes) It’s no wonder we’re all such a mess, is it? We’re like Tom Hanks in Big. Little boys and girls trapped in adult bodies and forced to get on with it (Nick Hornby Quotes) What you don’t catch a glimpse of on your wedding day- because how could you?- is that some days you will hate your spouse, that you will look at him and regret ever exhchanging a word with him, let alone a ring and bodily fluids (Nick Hornby Quotes) It’s love this and love that but of couse it’s so easy to love someone you don’t know, whether it’s George Clooney or Monkey. Staying civil to someone with whom you’ve ever shared Christmas turkey- now there’s a miracle (Nick Hornby Quotes) Yes, yes, I know all the jokes. What else could I have expected at Highbury? But I went to Chelsea and to Tottenham and to Rangers, and saw the same thing: that the natural state of a football fan is bitter disappointment, no matter what the score (Nick Hornby Quotes) Why does reading freak people out so much? Sure, I could be pretty anti-social when we were on the road, but if I was playing a Gameboy hour after hour, no one would be on my case. In my social circle, blowing up space monsters is socially acceptable in a way that American Pastoral isn’t (Nick Hornby Quotes) What harm has he ever done to you?’ ‘You know what harm he’s done me. He offended me with his terrible taste (Nick Hornby Quotes) On New Year’s Eve he ould make a resolution to recover some his previous scepticism, but until then he would do as the Romans do, and smile at people even if he disapproved of them (Nick Hornby Quotes) I’d like my life to be like a Bruce Springsteen song. Just once. I know I’m not born to run, I know that Seven Sisters’ Road is nothing like Thunder Road, but feelings can’t be different, can they? (Nick Hornby Quotes) It’s no good pretending that any relationship has a future if your record collections disagree violently or if your favorite films wouldn’t even speak to each other if they met at a party. (Nick Hornby Quotes) She thought I was...soulful, by which I think she means that I don’t say much and I always look vaguely pissed off. (Nick Hornby Quotes) The plain state of being human is dramatic enough for anyone; you don’t need to be a heroin addict or a performance poet to experience extremity. You just have to love someone. (Nick Hornby Quotes) Phone calls like ours only happen when you’ve spent several years hurting and being hurt, until every work you utter or hear becomes coded and loaded, as complicated and full of subtext as a bleak and brilliant play. (Nick Hornby Quotes) That was his mother. When she wasn’t crying over the breakfast cereal, she was laughing about killing herself. (Nick Hornby Quotes) I love the detail about the workings of the human heart and mind that only fiction can provide - film can’t get in close enough. (Nick Hornby Quotes) Experience, then, was something that enabled you to do nothing with a clear conscience. Experience was an overrated quality. (Nick Hornby Quotes) We get together with people because they’re the same or because they’re different, and in the end we split with them for exactly the same reasons. (Nick Hornby Quotes) Every time people force themselves to carry on with a book they’re not enjoying, they reinforce the idea that reading is a duty. (Nick Hornby Quotes) All the books we own, both read and unread, are the fullest expression of self we have at our disposal. ... But with each passing year, and with each whimsical purchase, our libraries become more and more able to articulate who we are, whether we read the books or not. (Nick Hornby Quotes) [...] falling in love with someone beautiful and intelligent and the rest of it, then feeling like a blank twit put you at something of a disadvantage. (Nick Hornby Quotes) You know that things aren’t going well for you when you can’t even tell people the simplest fact about your life, just because they’ll presume you’re asking them to feel sorry for you. (Nick Hornby Quotes) ...You can find people. It’s like those acrobatic displays.... Those ones when you stand on top of loads of people in a pyramid. It doesn’t really matter who they are, as long as they’re there and you don’t let them go away without finding someone else. (Nick Hornby Quotes) I’m still not a very good white wine, but I’m drinkable - you could put me in a punch, anyway. (Nick Hornby Quotes) Unhappiness really meant something back then. Now it’s just a drag, like a cold or having no money. (Nick Hornby Quotes) You’ll remember someone who broke your heart, and you’ll think to yourself, ‘Oh yes, I remember how that feels.’ But you can’t. (Nick Hornby Quotes) Everything’s complicated, even those things that seem flat in their bleakness or sadness (Nick Hornby Quotes) The natural state of the football fan is bitter disappointment, no matter what the score (Nick Hornby Quotes) You wouldn’t believe that so much could change just because a relationship ended (Nick Hornby Quotes) One could argue that most of the trouble in the world is caused by introspection (Nick Hornby Quotes) I’d thought I’d live with my wife, but I couldn’t find one (Nick Hornby Quotes)

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