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A man of such obvious and exemplary charm must be a liar. Anita Brookner

Man Liar Must Charm Obvious Exemplary

A complete woman is probably not a very admirable creature. She is manipulative, uses other people to get her own way, and works within whatever system she is in. Anita Brookner

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You have no idea how promising the world begins to look once you have decided to have it all for yourself. And how much healthier your decisions are once they become entirely selfish. Anita Brookner

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I was a teacher most of my life, which I loved. I had a very happy working life, and when I retired, I thought I must do something, and I've always read a lot of fiction - you learn so much from fiction. My sentimental education came mostly from fiction, I should say, so I thought I'd try. Anita Brookner

Life Education Teacher You Happy Try Thought My Life Say Must Something Had Retired Most Mostly Learn Read Always Came Lot Very Fiction Loved Which Sentimental Much Should Working Working Life

People say that I am always serious and depressing, but it seems to me that the English are never serious - they are flippant, complacent, ineffable, but never serious, which is sometimes maddening. Anita Brookner

Me People Sometimes Complacent Say Maddening People Say Seems Never Ineffable Always Am Which Depressing English Serious

If I were happy, married with six children, I wouldn't be writing. And I doubt if I should want to. Anita Brookner

Happy Writing Doubt Married Were Six Children Want Should

What is terrifying is the ability, through mass brainwashing or propaganda, to change normal human instinct, which does not necessarily contain very much hatred. Antony Beevor

Change Hatred Ability Propaganda Through Contain Instinct Mass Terrifying Does Normal Very Human Which Much Necessarily

I just love the days when you come out of the archives with half a dozen excellent descriptions or poignant accounts of personal experiences. Antony Beevor

Love You Half Out Archives Poignant Excellent Days Come Accounts Personal Personal Experiences Just Experiences Descriptions Dozen

It was only after five years in the army, when I was having to do a very boring job in a very boring place, that I thought: 'Why not try writing a novel?' partly out of youthful arrogance and partly because there had been a long line of writers in my mother's family. Antony Beevor

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When my first novel was published, I went in great excitement round bookshops in central London to see if they had stocked it. Antony Beevor

Great First See London Had Excitement Central Novel Round Published

To begin impatiently is the worst mistake a writer can make. Antony Beevor

Mistake Worst Writer Make Begin

The great European dream was to diminish militant nationalism. We would all be happy Europeans together. But we are going to see the old monster of militant nationalism being awoken when people realise how little control their politicians have. Antony Beevor

I am not someone who believes I am going to find a historical scoop. Antony Beevor

Find Someone Am Scoop Historical Going Who Believes

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