Geoff Dyer Quotes

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Geoff Dyer is a British writer known for his distinctive travel literature and essays. His works often use travel as a backdrop to explore themes of personal identity, cultural differences, and memory.

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Famous Geoff Dyer Quotes

“Nine times out of 10, the most charming thing to say in any given situation will be the exact opposite of what one really feels.”

Feels Given Situation Opposites Nine Charming

Book:Another Great Day at Sea: Life Aboard the USS George H. W. Bush

Source: Another Great Day at Sea: Life Aboard the USS George H. W. Bush

“The perfect life, the perfect lie, I realised after Christmas, is one which prevents you from doing that which you would ideally have done (painted, say, or written unpublishable poetry) but which, in fact, you have no wish to do. People need to feel that they have been thwarted by circumstances from pursuing the life which, had they led it, they would not have wanted; whereas the life they really want is precisely a compound of all those thwarting circumstances.”

People Want Needs Feels Has Beens Done Facts Wanted Lying Wish Perfect Written Circumstances Realised Compounds Perfect Life

Book:Out of Sheer Rage: In the Shadow of D. H. Lawrence

Source: Out of Sheer Rage: In the Shadow of D. H. Lawrence

“Have more than one idea on the go at any one time. If it's a choice between writing a book and doing nothing I will always choose the latter. It's only if I have an idea for two books that I choose one rather than the other. I always have to feel that I'm bunking off from something.”

Ifs Feels Writing Two Book Ideas Choices Latter One Time Doing Nothing Writing A Book

Author:Geoff Dyer

“The ideal is to feel at home anywhere, everywhere.”

Feels Home Travel Ideals Great Travel Inspiring Travel

Book:Paris Trance: A Romance

Source: Paris Trance: A Romance

About the Author

Born: June 5, 1958
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 67

Books & Sources

Another Great Day at Sea: Life Aboard the USS George H. W. BushRelated source material

Out of Sheer Rage: Wrestling With D.H. LawrenceRelated source material

Out of Sheer Rage: In the Shadow of D. H. LawrenceRelated source material

Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi: A NovelRelated source material

Out of Sheer Rage: Wrestling with D. H. LawrenceRelated source material

Paris Trance: A RomanceRelated source material

Selfish, Shallow, and Self-Absorbed: Sixteen Writers on The Decision Not To Have KidsRelated source material

The Ongoing Moment: A Book About PhotographsRelated source material

Yoga for People Who Can't Be Bothered to Do ItRelated source material

Yoga for People Who Can't Be Bothered to Do It: EssaysRelated source material

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