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Tony Parsons is a British journalist, broadcaster, and best-selling novelist, widely recognized for his work in both fiction and journalism. His novels, especially "Man and Boy," have resonated with readers for their emotional depth and exploration of contemporary themes. He continues to write and influence modern British literature and culture. Here are 34 of his quotes:

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.

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A tattoo doesn't make you look like an individual.

Tony Parsons

You have to give kids from ordinary families a ladder. You have to show them there's a way out.

Tony Parsons

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.

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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.

Tony Parsons

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.

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I don't think much of anything I wrote before the age of 30.

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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.

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