Martin C. Smith Quotes

Then there was the whole concept of coal mining, which is a culture unto itself, the most dangerous occupation in the world, and which draws and develops a certain kind of man.
Martin C. Smith

Whole, Dangerous, Culture

But at the same time I went down into the mines with working miners who are still young men, younger than I am, who are aware that their working life is coming to an end and they feel suddenly cut off.
Martin C. Smith

Life, Time, Men

I feel very bad about getting things wrong.
Martin C. Smith

Bad, Wrong, Getting

I hate to be categorized.
Martin C. Smith

I have another Russian idea, too, with a place and a period, so I guess I have enough to keep me busy for quite some time, especially considering that I'm such a slow writer.
Martin C. Smith

Time, Busy, Enough

I never thought I would just be doing Arkady books.
Martin C. Smith

I'd always been a great fan of George Orwell.
Martin C. Smith

Great, Fan, George

I'm very aware when I'm speaking to the English of how flat my Mid-Atlantic American voice is.
Martin C. Smith

American, Voice, English

I've always been struck by how unsuspicious people are in general, if you tell them what you're about.
Martin C. Smith

Tell, General, Struck

I've got a book of poetry by the bed, one of these big collections that goes back to the Greeks and Romans.
Martin C. Smith

Poetry, Book, Big

If you take the contempt some Americans have for yuppies and multiply it by 10 you might come close to understanding their attitude towards the City, as they call it - London, the people of the south.
Martin C. Smith

Attitude, Might, Call

Most people - and particularly people whose lives have nothing to do with books at all - are intrigued by the idea that somebody wants to listen to them and get it right.
Martin C. Smith

Nothing, Idea, Lives

The fact is that I loved being in England.
Martin C. Smith

Fact, Loved, England

The government is shutting down the coal industry, they say it's cheaper to draw nuclear power off the French grid and cheaper to buy coal from Colombia.
Martin C. Smith

Power, Government, Down

The great thing about being a writer is that you are always recreating yourself.
Martin C. Smith

Great, Yourself, Writer

Then years back, when I moved to California, I happened to see a book about fashions of 19th-century Victorian England, only four pages of which was devoted to the dress of the working class.
Martin C. Smith

Book, Working, Four

There is a huge antipathy in England between the north and the south, the working class and the owning class.
Martin C. Smith

Working, Between, Class

What's wonderful is to read the different translations - some done in 1600 and some in 1900 - of the same passage. It's fascinating to watch the same tale repeated in such a different way by two different centuries.
Martin C. Smith

Done, Different, Two

Share with your Friends

Everyone likes a good quote - don't forget to share.

Links

Find on Amazon: Martin C. Smith

Cite this Page: Citation

Popular Topics

Friendship Quotes

Motivational Quotes

Inspirational Quotes

BrainyQuote Desktop

BrainyQuote Mobile

Site

Quote of the Day

Social

BQ on Pinterest

Syndication

Funny Quote Feed

Love Quote Feed

Nature Quote Feed

About Us