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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“Each of my book arrives at a form and a style that is appropriate to the subject.”

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Author:Geoff Dyer

“One of the reasons so many nonfiction books are so boring is because what they've done, very diligently, is fulfill the terms of their proposals. They've written up their proposal, long-form, and often what this does is then set up a sort of serial deal, where the whole book can essentially be reduced back to the size of the original proposal!”

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Author:Geoff Dyer

“Beware of clichés. Not just the clichés that Martin Amis is at war with. There are clichés of response as well as expression. There are clichés of observation and of thought - even of conception. Many novels, even quite a few adequately written ones, are clichés of form which conform to clichés of expectation.”

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Author:Geoff Dyer

“When you are lonely, writing can keep you company. It is also a form of self-compensation, a way of making up for things—as opposed to making things up—that did not quite happen.”

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Book:Yoga for People Who Can't Be Bothered to Do It

Source: Yoga for People Who Can't Be Bothered to Do It

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

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

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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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