"My fiction may, now and again, illuminate aspects of the human condition, but I do not consciously set out to do so: I am a storyteller."

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Source : "William Trevor: the keen-eyed chronicler" by Tim Adams, www.theguardian.com. August 1, 2009.

William Trevor

#May Quotes #Fiction Quotes #Aspect Quotes

“I see things as they happen pretty quick, and I just go hit it.”
“I miss him like one might miss a scar, or wooden leg, something disfiguring but characteristic.”
“The wave is the same as the ocean, though it is not the whole ocean. So each wave of creation is a part of the eternal Ocean of Spirit. The Ocean can exist without the waves, but the waves cannot exist without the Ocean.”
“I was a lawyer for 10 years, and several of my clients had the misfortune, through no fault of my own, of going to prison. I visited them occasionally.”
“I wouldn't say I invented tacky, but I definitely brought it to its present high popularity.”
“I like science - geography, meteorology, cosmology.”
“...The more a person is inclined to gratitude, the less likely he or she is to be depressed, anxious, lonely, envious, or neurotic.”

Source : Sonja Lyubomirsky (2007). “The How of Happiness: A New Approach to Getting the Life You Want”, p.81, Penguin
“I think sex appeal is something that's fun. But I'd guess any man with any conscious consideration or understanding of his own sex appeal is one of the least sexy men you might meet.”

Source : "Is this it?". Th Guardian Interview, www.theguardian.com. August 15, 2008.

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