Tony Parsons quotes - page 2

My parents have been dead for many years, and when your folks are gone there is nobody standing between you and eternity. (Tony Parsons)
Largely this is a class thing - writers tend to be cosseted little middle-class kiddies who think that the world owes them a royalty cheque. But just doing it - being in your room for years on end, locked in your head, alone with invented ghosts - it weakens and softens the body. And I know I can't just live in my head. View quote
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A tattoo doesn't make you look like an individual. View quote
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You have to give kids from ordinary families a ladder. You have to show them there's a way out. View quote
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The thing to remember about Phuket is it's very beach-oriented and relaxed. The trendiest beach is Koh Sirey, which is full of groovy places to have a cocktail and watch the sun go down. View quote
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The thing I care about is my weight - I'm as fanatical about it as a member of Girls Aloud. I weigh myself every morning. I know exactly what I want to be - 82kg - and I try to stick to it. View quote
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If someone does something illegal on Twitter - like incite hatred, or make racist remarks, or threaten to rip someone's intestines out if they insult Justin Bieber - then there has to be some way of censuring them. View quote
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I don't think much of anything I wrote before the age of 30. View quote
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My parents gave up a lot to bring me up in the little house on the prairie, and I wasn't prepared to make those sacrifices, nor was the generation before me and the generation after. View quote
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Tony Parsons

Occupation: English Critic
Born: November 6, 1953
Quotes count: 34
Wikipedia: Tony Parsons

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