David Lindsay
David Lindsay
David Lindsay was a Scottish author now best remembered for the philosophical science fiction novel A Voyage to Arcturus...
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth3 March 1876
breathing calling constantly deadlines eight helps hour might nine noon people tapping toes work
Having deadlines helps because people are constantly breathing down my neck, and tapping their toes waiting for pages. So I just have to work nine to five. If I didn't have deadlines then I might be more of a golden hour kind of guy, writing from eight to noon and calling it a day, but that's just not the way I work right now.
imagination study
Imagination without study is the self-indulgence of the intellect.
events unlikely
So even the most unlikely events have to take place somewhere ...
humble thinking people
The Pulitzer has nothing to do with me; it's more about people's perceptions of me, whatever they may be. I'm not being humble - I honestly do not and cannot think about that. It's a lovely piece of crystal on my bookcase, but that's all it is to me.
musical want ifs
I dont want to work on a musical if Im not the lyricist.
hard-work opportunity thinking
We have this myth that if you work hard, you can accomplish anything. It's not a very American thing to say, but I don't think that's true. It's true for a lot of people, but you need other things to succeed. You need luck, you need opportunity, and you need the life skills to recognize what an opportunity is.