I think you can get a sort of intensity and an edginess offering nine stories in a book. Competing versions of things. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes book compete edginess
Life has a funny way of becoming ordinary as soon as it can. Colm Toibin funnylifeordinary Change image and share on social
People love talking about writers as storytellers, but I hate being called that: it suggests I got it from my grandmother or something, when my writing really comes out of silence. If a storyteller came up to me, I'd run away. Colm Toibin callgrandmotherhate share on social
Between the ages of 8 and 12 it was difficult to know what my father was saying, and he moved very slowly, and then he died. Colm Toibin agediedifficult Change image and share on social
Another thing that freaks me out is time. Time is like a book. You have a beginning, a middle and an end. It's just a cycle. Mike Tyson beginbookcycle Change image and share on social
Turning a zombie pandemic into a generic disaster movie robs the zombies of their dirty, nasty edginess and robs the disaster of its epic scope. Annalee Newitz dirtydisasteredginess Change image and share on social
One of the first things I learned about acting was, the only person you compete against is yourself. Ed Harris actcompetelearn Change image and share on social