I dont think the relationship between novels and realities are one to one. Of course novels play different roles. Its essentially just a long narrative form. What you use that long narrative form for can be very different. – Margaret Atwood
My mother killed herself when I was 12. I wont complete that relationship. But I can try to understand her. – Jane Fonda
You know, were each the hero of our own story and we perceive whats going on around us, and especially in a relationship, from the kind of viewpoint of, Well, this is my story, and Im the hero of that, and I justify what I do around it. – Michael Sheen
But I think the real tension lies in the relationship between what you might call the pursuer and his quarry, whether its the writer or the spy. – John le Carre
We run into some pretty tough arguments sometimes, but the idea is that at the end of the day, my wife and I realize that well always be holding each others hand. This is a lifelong relationship, and after 12 years she hasnt gotten rid of me yet. – Kyle Chandler
So I just had to step up how I was doing it and the moment that I stepped up and the moment I focused all my energy on that is when things started to happen. So theres a direct relationship between my inspiration and my output. – Talib Kweli
Im always open to a relationship, but Im not putting those feelers out there now. – Charlize Theron
I am a relationship girl. Thats kind of just how Im made… When youre in my life, its actually very contained. – Charlize Theron
Im in an on-off relationship at the moment. – Cat Deeley
I grew up very religious, and I dont have a great relationship with religion. – Brad Pitt
This was a mutual relationship, mutual on all levels, right from the way it started and all the way through. I dont accept that he had to completely desecrate my character. – Monica Lewinsky
I think that the fact that a relationship becomes public is a bit of a bummer. Because it can distract from the real reason why youre together, which is that you just like each other. – Chris Martin
Theres such an extreme feeling to be in love, especially in quite an emotionally destructive relationship, where youre both kind of really bad for each other, but you love each other so much. Those extreme emotions, I think, can only be described with extreme imagery. – Florence Welch
In order to satirize adequately, I think you need to bring people down to Earth and be like, Yeah, these people drink coffee and have tummy troubles and they go to the bathroom like anybody else, and they all have relationship problems, if they even have relationships. – Anna Chlumsky
The Russians are turning east to the Chinese – to the Europeans surprise. It always seemed to me that the relationship between Russia and China would shift from being based in Marx and Lenin to being based in oil and gas. – Daniel Yergin
I feel theres a power in theatre, but its an indirect power. Its like the relationship of the sleeper to the unconscious. You discover things you cant afford to countenance in waking life. You can forget them, remember them a day later or not have any idea what they are about. – Tony Kushner
Ive discovered just how symbiotic the relationship is between writers, directors and actors. They ask the same questions and strip down texts in exactly the same way. – Damian Lewis
Golf has an ambivalent relationship with the environment. On one hand, its a great preserver of open spaces. Golf doesnt pave the world – it helps to green the world. But the downside is, it uses a lot of fertilizer, pesticides and water. – Thomas Friedman
Anyone working for a big company might be skeptical that a large business, or even a strictly online business, can form the same kind of friendly, loyal relationship with customers as a local retailer. Im saying its already been done because I lived it. – Gary Vaynerchuk
You know when you get into that thing where people want to discuss the relationship? Id rather discuss what was on telly, avoid the issue, discuss anything other than the relationship. – Jarvis Cocker
