Hanif Kureishi: Quotes about people

Hanif Kureishi is English playwright, screenwriter, novelist. Explore interesting quotes on people.
Hanif Kureishi: 46   quotes 2   likes

“At the same time, you have to find the right distance between people. Too close, and they overwhelm you, too far and they abandon you. How to hold them in the right relation?”

Hanif Kureishi

Source: Intimacy: das Buch zum Film von Patrice Chéreau

People , Time

“At the deepest level people are madder than they want to believe. You will find that they fear being eaten, and are alarmed by their desire to devour others.”

Hanif Kureishi

Source: Something to Tell You

People , Fear

“Why do people who are good at families have to be smug and assume it is the only way to live. … Why can’t they be blamed for being bad at promiscuity?”

Hanif Kureishi
People , Family , Way

“What a quality of innocence people have when they don't expect to be harmed.”

Hanif Kureishi

Source: Intimacy: das Buch zum Film von Patrice Chéreau

People

“you can’t just let people down, dammit.”

Hanif Kureishi book The Last Word

The Last Word: A Novel

People