Quote by Ian Mcewan
I actually find novels that are determined to be funny at every tu

I actually find novels that are determined to be funny at every turn quite oppressive. – Ian Mcewan

Other quotes by Ian Mcewan

One important theme is the extent to which one can ever correct an error, especially outside any frame of religious forgiveness. All of us have done something we regret – how we manage to remove that from our conscience, or whether thats even possible, interested me. – Ian Mcewan

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Forgiveness
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I think of novels in architectural terms. You have to enter at the gate, and this gate must be constructed in such a way that the reader has immediate confidence in the strength of the building. – Ian Mcewan

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The superfluous, a very necessary thing. – Voltaire

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Everything seems fine until youre about 40. Then something is definitely beginning to go wrong. And you look in the mirror with your old habit of thinking, While I accept that everyone grows old and dies, its a funny thing, but Im an exception to that rule. – Martin Amis

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The great thing is that the funny side of getting old is fuel for my comedy. – Steve Coogan

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Its funny how people who aint never been down there can think that America is so fair and that we should be alright. Its funny that the people who have their foot on our neck are telling us, Get up. Whats wrong with you? – Ice Cube

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An audience is always warming but it must never be necessary to your work. – Gertrude Stein

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