I suppose, if helping a patient die is killing, I suppose I’m a killer.
Do not suppose, dearest Sir, that I am so short-sighted as to destroy my life by English preaching, or any other preaching. St. Paul did much good by his preaching, but how much more by his writings.
Wouldn’t want to write the X-Men, and I suppose the X-Men is the ultimate Marvel comic, and I really wouldn’t want to go anywhere near it at all, although on the other had I wouldn’t mind having a crack at something like the Punisher.
I suppose if there’s a set of genes I have, it’s detesting authority.
People love to watch a train wreck, I suppose.
I suppose subconsciously I was thinking in terms of having the scale of it matching the scale of the images. Hence the sort of string quartet, jazz band and electronic stuff.
I suppose that one of the reasons I wrote ‘In Contempt’ was because of the money. After the trial I came to realize that there were things that I needed to do if I was to protect myself and my family, so there were some selfish reasons for it.
I’m an optimist about humanity in general, I suppose.
Suppose I criticise Iran. What impact does that have? The only impact it has is in fortifying those who want to carry out policies I don’t agree with, like bombing.
I was never totally what we would now call ‘politically correct,’ even in my most militant phase. I always liked good food, good wines. I suppose it was because I had total confidence in myself.
It’s a cliche, but John Lennon is my hero. He was so rebellious, so outspoken and so publicly opinionated, and I’m someone who’s so private. I suppose you admire people who have the qualities you wish you had.
I think that the most difficult thing is allowing yourself to be loved, so receiving the love and feeling like you deserve it is a pretty big struggle. I suppose that’s what I’ve learnt recently, to allow myself to be loved.
I have always weirdly seen myself as more of a character actor. I have never been suave. I could never see myself playing James Bond. I suppose I could fake it, but I am certainly not James Bond in real life.
The Queen of Crafts herself, Martha Stewart, and I have the same birthday. I prefer to think it’s the glue-gun wielding, perfect-tart-producing Martha and not the copper pan-throwing, jail-going Martha. But I suppose if I am going to share a calendar square with some of Martha, I have to share it with all of Martha.
I suppose I would still be a communicator, maybe a musician.
I don’t remember ever stealing things, but I suppose I was endlessly borrowing money off people.
We’ve had science fiction novels where China is dominant; we’ve had novels where India is dominant, and I suppose it’s all about getting away from that cliched old tired idea that the future belongs to the West.
I am a fairly orthodox Christian. Every Sunday, I say and do my best to mean the whole of the Creed, which is a series of propositions. But it is still a mistake to suppose that it is assent to the propositions that makes you a believer. It is the feelings that are primary.
I suppose I shouldn’t go around admitting I speak untruths on the radio.
I look at all good things with a bit of a dark lens, I suppose, especially with something like love.
You can’t do some of the things you used to do. I suppose you have to go at a gentler pace. I mean, God help us, you can’t sit at home being a Vicar or anything.
I have been whistling songs from childhood. I suppose it compensated for a lack of singing voice and satisfied my musical appetite.
Wonder if there is life on another planet? Let’s suppose there is. Suppose further, that only one star in a trillion has a planet that could support life. If that were the case, then there would be at least 100 million planets that harbored life.
I suppose the best comedy shows do have the rock n’ roll feeling – if it’s a great night, and the roof is raised… yeah, it’s a similar feeling, sure.
I suppose I have had more advantages and privileges than most of you, who are slaves have ever known, and I believe more than many white people have enjoyed, for which I desire to bless God, and pray that he may bless those who have given them to me.
I’m old-school English, so I suppose I’m quite protective – especially of time. Now that I’m a father, every moment is precious.
On set is where I feel comfortable. The red carpet stuff, talking about the film, explaining your own life, it doesn’t come naturally. It’s all necessary stuff I suppose but it’s not my strength.
I suppose I’ve always lived in my own head. I didn’t discover boys till sixth form. Then suddenly it was, ‘Oh! Boys!’
I suppose all of us – we have the old Protestant work ethic of feeling guilty when you’re not working, and getting a buzz from feeling like you’re really busy. That’s the reason to sort of carry on.
We cannot suppose therefore that God has made an order of beings, with such mental qualities and powers, for the sole purpose of being used as beasts, or instruments of labour.
I suppose when I started out I would have liked to have been the darling of critics or something, but everybody wants to be loved and admired.
I suppose I’m something of an eccentric dresser.
I’m a musician with a very unique mental state, I suppose. I’m agoraphobic. I’m scared to leave my house. I haven’t been alone in, like, two years. I’m either with my boyfriend or my assistant, my manager or my tour manager. I won’t go anywhere by myself; I’m too terrified.
I was born abroad, but my parents were both English. Still, those few years of separation, and then coming back to England as an outsider, did give me an ability to see the country in a slightly detached way. I suppose I was made aware of what Englishness actually is because I only became immersed in it later in life.
I suppose I do have an interest in stories that show complexity.
I draw great comfort from remoteness and wildness. I suppose that is why I have always felt the lure of the Arctic so acutely.
I don’t have time for superficial friends. I suppose if you’re really lonely you can call a superficial friend, but otherwise, what’s the point?
I just like the company of beautiful women. I have a weakness in that department. And I suppose because I am fairly well off and a famous musician, I’m up for grabs. And that makes me an eligible bachelor in the press.
I’m rather a cynic, I suppose. I do not believe in the niceness of humanity.
Not many people are really that meticulous with what they do, I suppose, but I’m just a control freak and terribly afraid of failure or regret. I work very hard on these things.
I often debate liberals on Fox News Channel who tend to start yelling and attacking when they run out of facts or common sense. I suppose these folks figure if they bow up and get in our faces, we’ll just back down and see the world their way.
A lyric, it is true, is the expression of personal emotion, but then so is all poetry, and to suppose that there are several kinds of poetry, differing from each other in essence, is to be deceived by wholly artificial divisions which have no real being.
Suppose you could gain everything in the whole world, and lost your soul. Was it worth it?
I suppose not everyone has a dad who wrote a book saying he didn’t believe in the Parliamentary road to socialism.
Everybody laughs all the time, and some of the worst things that happen make you laugh ’cause it’s a defense isn’t it, I suppose.
I have turned away from the thought of writing fiction in the past through what I suppose is, actually, fear. The direct, raw invitation for the reader to come in and explore my imagination is fairly scary for me so I have busied myself with so much else.
Beautiful dreams – if the world were more beautiful they would come true – But the world is relentless & cruel – people are – they must be, I suppose, or they could not live.
I wrote ‘Time of the Dark’ in 1978 and ‘The Silent Tower’ in 1984, so the thing that sticks out for me is how totally technology has changed. I suppose that’s the great peril for real-world crossovers.
It’s not like that often, I mean, I suppose out of a ratio of 10 fans maybe like 1 or 2 of ’em might be Asian, and maybe every second or third time they might bring up something that they’re Asian and I’m Asian.
There’s no way that I could have known about a 72-oz. steak challenge in Amarillo unless thousands upon thousands of locals and travellers alike had attempted it. I guess if ‘Man V Food’ is me paying homage to these legends, then I suppose ‘Man V Food Nation’ is the legacy.
Backpacks are obtrusive. They’re great for school kids and mountaineers, but a woman is supposed to look enticing and glamorous at night. They obscure one of a woman’s most erogenous zones, the nape of her neck. I suppose they’re good if you want to keep men away.
I never fought much. It just wasn’t my thing. I suppose I could, but I’ve never got into fights. Not a real one.
I suppose I’m proudest of my novels for what’s imagined in them. I think the world of my imagination is a richer and more interesting place than my personal biography.
I’m here to get the story on to the page. It would be good to catch your attention, and I have to make you want to read on, and I suppose I prefer you don’t actually think about the ‘how’ at all – the writing technique, the ‘style’, or even who it is that’s putting this together.
