I like inventing things when I write rather than autobiography. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes autobiography invent thing
Sri Lanka is an island that everyone loves at some level inside themselves. A very special island that travellers, from Sinbad to Marco Polo, dreamed about. A place where the contours of the land itself forms a kind of sinewy poetry. Romesh Gunesekera contourdreamform share on social
'Commonwealth' is not a word I ever used growing up in Colombo. There, in the late 1950s, it would have meant little more than New Zealand lamb and Anchor butter at the cold stores. Romesh Gunesekera 1950sanchorbutter Change image and share on social
Sri Lanka is a part of my background: it's not where I live, but it's what I want to explore. And I find it works very well to explore through fiction. Romesh Gunesekera backgroundexplorefiction Change image and share on social
High heels were invented by a woman who had been kissed on the forehead. Christopher Morley foreheadheelhigh Change image and share on social
I haven't modelled since I was 12 - that was a one-time thing, and I did it as a kid to make a little money to save up for university. Acting is my first love as well as writing and eventually producing and directing. Kyle Schmid actdirecteventually share on social
I don't want to get into autobiographies; I don't want to talk about myself. Rollie Fingers autobiographytalk Change image and share on social