"I work very deliberately, with a plan. But sometimes I come to a point that I planned as the end and it needs softening. Ending a novel is almost like putting a child to sleep - it can't be done abruptly."

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Source : "Colm Tóibín, novelist - portrait of the artist". Interview with Laura Barnett, www.theguardian.com. February 19, 2013.

Colm Toibin

#Children Quotes #Sleep Quotes #Needs Quotes

“The range of human skin colours is quite narrow when you think about it -- and I do -- and subtle -- beige, pink, white, tan, taup...”
“Not to win is guttering.”
“I don't get that much enjoyment out of saying 'I own it.'”
“The secret in education lies in respecting the student.”
“Cruel birds, ravens, but wise. And creatures should be loved for their wisdom if they cannot be loved for kindness.”

Source : Hannah Kent (2013). “Burial Rites”, p.33, Pan Macmillan
“I was a door-to-door window salesmen in what feels like a cheap, creepy pedophile situation. And I can say that because we were a bunch of kids driving around in the back of some old guy's van and it was creepy. Now that I look back on it I get chills of creepiness.”

Source : "Insane Clown Posse's Violent J on working at McDonald's and Janet Jackson's curves". Interview with Nathan Rabin, www.avclub.com. May 18, 2015.
“Liberal capitalism is not at all the Good of humanity. Quite the contrary; it is the vehicle of savage, destructive nihilism.”
“The relation between practical and spiritual spheres in music is obvious, if only because it demands ears, finger, consciousness and intellect.”

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