I've always had this belief that you want to write about universal truths. Geoff Dyer beliefhavetruth Change image and share on social
In terms of behaving in a civic way, I feel my behavior is always exemplary. Geoff Dyer behavebehaviorcivic Change image and share on social
In terms of target audience, who cares what a middle-aged guy like me wants; most mainstream are not catering to me at all. Geoff Dyer ageaudiencecare Change image and share on social
Earnest people are always a bit on the thick side in my experience. Geoff Dyer biteearnestexperience Change image and share on social
There's one profound difference between secular and religious pilgrimages. It's inconceivable that a Muslim would feel a sense of anticlimax when reaching Mecca. But for a secular pilgrim, the potential for disappointment is always there. Geoff Dyer anticlimaxdifferencedisappointment share on social
Borrowing something from one art form and relocating it in another always has a whiff of pretension about it, like in books if, instead of 'Chapter One,' you have 'First Movement.' Geoff Dyer artbookborrow Change image and share on social
You read 'Stalingrad' by Antony Beevor because you're interested in the Second World War or Russia or whatever. Geoff Dyer antonybeevorinterest Change image and share on social
Cheever constantly voiced doubts about his writing. Reading 'The Naked and the Dead' made him despair of his own 'confined talents.' Geoff Dyer cheeverconfineconstantly Change image and share on social
I've never been much drawn towards satire of any kind. Geoff Dyer drawhavekind Change image and share on social
It really doesn't matter if it happened exactly how I say it happened. Geoff Dyer happenmatter Change image and share on social