- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
Time Quotes
Quotes marking moments across time.
This page brings together quotes where time plays a role - the surprising history behind common words, warnings about how quickly secrets become outdated once discovered, and fond memories of early scientific curiosity encouraged by family. It pairs well with Family Quotes for related reflections.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Passion
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's a certain type of theatre that I haven't got any time for at all - established, boring, same-old stuff without any reason or passion. There's quite a lot of it about, and it motivates me to try to do something different, something risky, raw, ugly, and challenging.
- Drawing
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- Nov 07, 2020
I live a very nice life. I have a wonderful time. But it's not lived drawing on a full level. I'm relaxed, cool, and enjoying it.
- Green
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- Nov 07, 2020
I serve black tea, which I call Froggy tea. And I have green teas and all sorts of nice teas. I'm serving tea all the time.
- Only
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- Nov 07, 2020
The only time I ever really consider retiring is when I get fed up with the press. Which is often.
- Long Time
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- Nov 07, 2020
I wanted to be a barrister for a long time.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think there are always phases in life when things get intense or difficult, whether it's the sheer volume of work or personal circumstances. And I've definitely had tough moments. The way I approach them is just to tell myself that this, too, will pass, and take it one day at a time.
- Only
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- Nov 07, 2020
God exists in eternity. The only point where eternity meets time is in the present. The present is the only time there is.
- Pain
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think a novel has to be about where you are at a given moment in time. I think it really needs to represent some specific pain you're going through. it's not just a story.
- Home
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- Nov 07, 2020
I drop my kid off at school and then race home, and it's a very limited time. I can only do really serious writing for a couple of hours. And then I always go on a walk, I do a one-to-two-hour walk; I don't go running or hard hiking.
- Alone
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- Nov 07, 2020
After decades spent in rewrite rooms surrounded by other shouting writers, I discovered that I work best alone. I like being in charge of my time, working out the problems according to my own rhythms and being able to nap. That's a big one, the napping on demand!
- Blown Away
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm consistently blown away by 'Mad Men.' Having spent so much time in the writers' room, I'm cursed in that anytime I watch something, I'm always calculating what the writers are up to.
- Alone
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- Nov 07, 2020