"Where the novel makes use of material from my life it does so because it's aesthetically convenient, not because of any allegiance it has to any verifiable facts."

-- Garth Greenwell

#Doe Quotes #Use Quotes #Facts Quotes

“Politics is a dynamic process. When I was a young man in the 1970s, Yasser Arafat had just perpetrated various terrorist attacks. Just a few years later, after I had entered European Parliament, the same Yasser Arafat was given the Nobel Peace Prize.”
“Some people may believe that their conscience is enough to guide them not to lie, be deceitful or do the other things God has commanded us not to do. I disagree.”
“When I produce someone's record I have to remember it's their record..no matter what I bring to it..er, sometimes that's not too easy:) It is a responsibility made less easy by people I work with encouraging me to play guitar on their record...A soon as I start playing guitar on someone's record it inevitably starts to sound like me...not always a good thing.”
“I had grown used to getting a pat on the back and being told after a good result: 'Well done, David - you should be happy, you're the first clean rider.”

Source : David Millar, Jeremy Whittle (2012). “Racing Through the Dark: Crash. Burn. Coming Clean. Coming Back.”, p.116, Simon and Schuster
“You can't make an omelette without breaking eggs.”
“I felt different although my mum kept reminding me it was OK to be different.”
“Longing is all that lasts.”

Source : Jennifer Stone (1992). “Telegraph Avenue then”, Regent Pr
“Ah, when love dies, women lose two and a half inches in height.”

Source : M.C. Beaton (2009). “Agatha Raisin and Love, Lies and Liquor”, p.61, Hachette UK

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