W Somerset Mauham Quotes & Sayings

I've often said the reader knows every bit as much about Thorne as I do. When I created him for 'Sleepyhead,' I was determined he should be a character who would develop, book by book, change and grow as we all do, and who - crucially - would be unpredictable. — Mark Billingham

My experience of great storytelling, working with classics, is just finding a way to present it simply but let the story do its own work, or be an invite to the audience's imagination. — Kenneth Branagh

My childhood memories reside somewhere in my subconscious part of my brain. Somehow I feel that my subconscious part creates far more interesting things than my conscious part can ever dream of. — Akram Khan

Jesus is the sun and Mary is the dawn announcing his rising. — Pope Francis

Sometimes, when there's a video montage. I'm thinking, 'That's my life. Oh, my God, I did that.' Yeah, it's amazing. — Venus Williams

To my mind the most interesting thing in art is the
personality of the artist; and if that is singular, I am
willing to excuse a thousand faults. — W. Somerset Maugham

I am a delightfully evangelical guy about things I love. I am that annoying guy who sits everyone down and forces them to read some book I like. I'm looking across the full spectrum of genres. — Anthony Bourdain

I like that there's very little mystery in how the artwork is actually made. It's the labor and the focus and the precision that drives it to the next level. — Jacob Hashimoto

It is a gift from God. It is breathed into you and, once you receive it, you feel both peace and excitement. — Bruce Van Horn

The revolution in global communications thus forces all nations to reconsider traditional ways of thinking about national sovereignty. — George Shultz

I really believe that what we finally want is to know God, as God has come to be known through Jesus. Knowledge is knowledge of the heart - the Spirit - I would say. It is the Spirit in us who reveals God. — Henri Nouwen

An epigram a day keeps the mind from going astray. — Dr Steven Bottomley

Courage - you develop courage by doing small things like just as if you wouldn't want to pick up a 100-pound weight without preparing yourself. — Maya Angelou