Quote by Ian Mcewan
I think of novels in architectural terms. You have to enter at the

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

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

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funny
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A twenty-one-year-old writer is likely to be inhibited by a lack of usable experience. Childhood and adolescence were something I knew. – Ian Mcewan

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Experience
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I get strength from my art – all the paintings I own are powerful. – Madonna Ciccone

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God is stronger than their strength, more loving than their uttermost love, and in so far as they have loved and sacrificed themselves for others, they have obtained the infallible proof, that God too lives and loves and gives Himself away. – George A. Smith

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My mother was the dearest, sweetest angel. She didnt talk she sang. She was a tower of strength. – Jayne Meadows

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The five separate fingers are five independent units. Close them and the fist multiplies strength. This is organization. – James Cash Penney

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I always just wanted to be funny. I never really planned to be scary. – R. L. Stine

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I shouldnt have got married. My dad told me. I was 35 and I got married. He said, Youre too young to be married. What? Im 35. Said, Youre far too young. You havent lived yet. He was right, bless him, thanks, Dad. – Rod Stewart

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For though we love both the truth and our friends, piety requires us to honor the truth first. – Aristotle

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A man is literally what he thinks – James Allen

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