Despite what Wordsworth says about thoughts that 'lie too deep for tears', I think tears are a pretty reliable indication of being in the grips of a profound experience. Geoff Dyer deepexperiencegrip Change image and share on social
I've seen 'Stalker' more times than any film except 'The Great Escape.' Geoff Dyer escapefilmgreat Change image and share on social
I remember being interviewed about my first novel, 'The Colour of Memory.' They kept using the expression 'your first novel,' and I said, 'No, I object to that phrase, because this is it for me.' Geoff Dyer colourexpressioninterview Change image and share on social
I think that if you are a resolute, unswerving atheist, you have that sense that you are conscious of the God-shaped hole that has been left in the wake of any religious belief, and in a way, one is much more drawn to articulate why it is that certain places, or certain experiences, have a kind of power. Geoff Dyer articulateatheistbelief share on social
I have this long-running idea that the distinction between fiction and nonfiction is not just, 'Did it happen or didn't it happen?' It's one of form. Geoff Dyer distinctionfictionform Change image and share on social
For me, a great joke is an idea expressed in extremely concentrated form. Geoff Dyer concentrateexpressextremely Change image and share on social
In history books, or the one about the guy who cut his hand off to get out of a canyon in Utah, you really want them to be accurate. But my stuff is such small beer by comparison. Geoff Dyer accuratebeerbook Change image and share on social
In many ways, I was a typical young guy out of college. I was at Oxford, where every night there'd be a late showing of some great film. Geoff Dyer collegefilmgreat Change image and share on social
Contrary to popular belief, Oxford has the highest concentration of dull-witted, stupid, narrow-minded people anywhere in the British Isles. Geoff Dyer beliefbritishconcentration Change image and share on social
I didn't get on a plane until I was 23, after I left Oxford and was teaching at Lucy Clayton Secretarial College in London. Geoff Dyer claytoncollegeleave Change image and share on social