"I'm fascinated by the emergence of a global class. They're highly mobile; they reject the idea of place."

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Source : "I'm the bloke who got the big advance" by Rachel Cooke, www.theguardian.com. May 15, 2004.

Hari Kunzru

#Ideas Quotes #Class Quotes #Rejects Quotes

“Human nature is not nearly as bad as it has been thought to be.”
“The comic spirit masquerades in all things we say and do. We are each a clown and do not need to put on a white face.”
“I don't make cocktails with whisky. I'll always drink it with a little bit of water. I love Negronis early on, but for me drinking whisky is something I do at the end of an evening. It's a midnight-to-3-a.m. drink for me.”
“It's not good to be lit all the time and have no clear-headed thoughts.”
“Architecture is not a profession for the faint-hearted, the weak-willed, or the short-lived.”
“When it comes to memoir, we want to catch the author in a lie. When we read fiction, we want to catch the author telling the truth.”
“I will jump into most any role.”
“[When anything happens, we interpret it as good or bad, but...] We do not know what is really good or bad fortune. [Only the future can decide. For example, what appears to be bad today may in fact lead us to a greater good tomorrow and by the very act of thinking and planning in that positive way, we can help make that good future come true.]”

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