"I spin around on the swivel chair and look up at the ceiling; Oliver being Oliver being Oliver being Oliver. I am suddenly aware of the separation between my-actual-self and myself-as-seen-by-others. Who would win in an arm wrestle? Who is better-looking? Who has the higher IQ?"

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Source : Joe Dunthorne (2011). “Submarine”, p.143, Penguin UK

Joe Dunthorne

#Winning Quotes #Self Quotes #Ceilings Quotes

“If you own a rug you own too much.”
“The Mass-and I mean every single Mass-is heaven on earth. Literally.”
“The problem with fiction, it has to be plausible. That's not true with non-fiction.”
“Directors like Satyajit Ray, Rossellini, Bresson, BuÃ±uel, Forman, Scorsese, and Spike Lee have used non-professional actors precisely in order that the people we see on the screen may be scarcely more explained than reality itself. Professionals, except fo the greatest, usually play not just the necessary role, but an explanation of the role.”
“When I was supposed to be awake, I was asleep. When I was supposed to sleep, I was silent. When a pleasure offered itself to me, I avoided it.”
“It's forcing the issue of perception by rendering an image that is just at the edge of perception, which in someway forces you to look more closely and for you to adjust your vision so you can see in the dark.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“I am still full of ambition.”
“On November 7, 2006, Cafferty called Donald Rumsfeld "an obnoxious jerk and war criminal".”

Source : "Cafferty Shows His Love For Rumsfeld". Crooks & Liars, November 7, 2006.

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