"I started my first novel when I was 10, and have produced thousands of pages of juvenilia since."

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Source : "Guardian first book award shortlist: Ned Beauman". The Guardian Interview, www.theguardian.com. October 29, 2010.

Ned Beauman

#Firsts Quotes #Pages Quotes #Novel Quotes

“My life really began when I married my husband.”
“I never took any theater lessons. So when I started to do movies, I was 14.”
“The voice was low and tinged with a hint of Scotland. It would have caused Alexia to shiver and think primal monkey thoughts about moons and running far and fast, if she'd had a soul. Instead it caused her to sigh in exasperation and sit up.”
“NVC is language, thoughts, communication skills and means of influence that serve my desire to do three things: 1) to liberate myself from cultural learning that is in conflict with how I want to live my life. 2) to empower myself to connect with myself and others in a way that makes compassionate giving natural. 3) to empower myself to create structures that support compassionate giving.”
“Tragedy is chic but discontent is dowdy.”
“Isn't the only hope for the planet that the industrialized civilizations collapse? Isn't it our responsibility to bring that about?”

Source : "Glenn Beck holds up Maurice Strong as evidence of 'global government' conspiracy" by Leo Hickman, www.theguardian.com. May 13, 2010.
“My heart and soul are in the Stratocaster”
“We're coming off a quarter here that was in-line with our expectations, but much lower at WPZ due to Geismar's extended outage and a continued heavy capital investing period all as was expected.”

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