Max Barry: Likeness

Max Barry is Australian writer. Explore interesting quotes on likeness.
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“I just read them for fun."
"Dictionaries?"
"Yes."
"That doesn't sound like fun. That sounds awful."
"Awful used to mean 'full of awe.' The same meaning as awesome. I learned that from a dictionary."
He blinked.
"See?" She said. "Fun.”

Max Barry

Source: Lexicon

Learning , Reading

“I don't think you've been in love. Not recently, anyway. I'm not sure you remember what it's like. It compromises you. It takes over your body. Like a bareword. I think love is a bareword.”

Max Barry

Source: Lexicon

Love , Thinking

“Look, I understand that for a lot of people, the US is superior to their country of residence in myriad ways, but I'm Australian. We have it all: the weather, the beautiful cities, the brand of football that involves neither padding yourself up like Santa Claus nor standing in a line in front of goal and covering your testicles.”

Max Barry

Great Writing interviewhttp://www.greatwriting.co.uk/content/view/1038/

People , Beauty , Way , Understanding

“Corporations! It's like there are these gigantic monsters living among us, and we don't mind that they're monsters because when we look at them they smile and hand us cheeseburgers. That's nuts.”

Max Barry

Great Writing interview

Smile

“When someone thinks, “I liked his last book, I’ll hope this new one is good” and shells out their hard-earned, I fervently want that person to be thrilled.”

Max Barry

October 8, 2005 weblog post http://www.maxbarry.com/2005/10/08/news.html#firstreviews

Books , Hope , Thinking , Personality

“Nobody gives a crap about ethics. That’s why people like me will always be successful.”

Max Barry book Company

Source: Company (2006), p. 335

Success , People