What did Ian Mcewan mean by: …beauty, she had discovered occupied a narrow band. Ugliness, on the hand, had infinite variation. Ian Mcewan Author · England Copy
…the world she ran through loved her and would give her what she wanted and would let it happen. Author, December 23, 2023December 28, 2024, Ian Mcewan, Desire, Freedom, Love, 0 Ian Mcewan Author · England
Narrative tension is primarily about withholding information. Author, December 23, 2023December 29, 2024, Ian Mcewan, Conflict, Revelation, Suspense, 0 Ian Mcewan Author · England
+ Nothing was to be lost by beginning at the beginning. Author, October 23, 2023January 2, 2025, Ian Mcewan, Optimism, Progress, Start, 0 Ian Mcewan Author · England
There are ways in which art can have a longer reach than politics. Author, December 23, 2023December 28, 2024, Ian Mcewan, Communication, Impact, Influence, 0 Ian Mcewan Author · England
+ come back, come back to me Author, August 30, 2023January 2, 2025, Ian Mcewan, Longing, Reunion, Yearning, 0 Ian Mcewan Author · England
+ One has to have the courage of one’s pessimism. Author, October 17, 2023January 2, 2025, Ian Mcewan, Attitude, Courage, Pessimism, 0 Ian Mcewan Author · England
Not everything people did could be in a correct, logical order, especially when they were alone. Author, December 23, 2023December 28, 2024, Ian Mcewan, Chaos, Individualism, Isolation, 0 Ian Mcewan Author · England
When there are no consequences, being wrong is simply a diversion. Author, December 23, 2023December 28, 2024, Ian Mcewan, Consequences, Diversion, Wrong, 0 Ian Mcewan Author · England
Art produces ugly things which frequently become beautiful with time. Read explanation Jean Cocteau Artist · France
If a handsome woman allows that another woman is beautiful, we may safely conclude she excels her. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
The pleasure we feel in criticizing robs us from being moved by very beautiful things. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France