"You can be a writer who doesnt read everyday. But youre not fooling anyone. It shows, rather embarrassingly, in your work."

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Source : FaceBook post by Don Roff from Aug 30, 2013

Don Roff

#Everyday Quotes #Shows Quotes

“It is surely a matter of common observation that a man who knows no one thing intimately has no views worth hearing on things in general.”
“Economics must not be relegated to classrooms and statistical offices and must not be left to esoteric circles. It is the philosophy of human life and action and concerns everybody and everything. It is the pith of civilization and of man's human existence.”
“I think my image gets distorted in the public's mind. They don't get a clear or full picture of what I'm like, despite the press coverage I mentioned early. Mistruths are printed as fact, in some cases, and frequently only half of a story will be told. The part that doesn't get printed is often the part that would make the printed part less sensational by shedding light on the facts.”
“You know, you know, obviously, if my daughter's happy, you know, then I don't have any problem.”
“Maybe I’m drunk right now, even though I don’t remember drinking anything. When I’m drunk, I say things without thinking. Drinking numbs you from your ability to reason. It makes you forget your own character and become a crazy. Maybe I am a crazy now; I’m going through so much chaos these days that reality is hard to grasp.”
“I think it is one of the capacities of human beings, to create style.”

Source : Interview with Decca Aitkenhead, www.theguardian.com. May 10, 2009.
“...The people love him. So how can we condemn him?”
“If your expectations aren't to be the best, then... you know, nobody rises to low expectations.”

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