W. P. Kinsella Quotes

I think there are different ways of being rigorous, and I am asking people to be as rigorous in their pleasure as in their criticism.

A critic is a reader who ruminates. Thus, he should have more than one stomach.

I had fun coming every day and playing in front of a packed house - it was exciting.

Rereading, we find a new book.

No matter how big the audience is going to be. I'm interested in doing things that are fun.

Those who do not read criticism will rarely merit to be criticised.

To get an award for something you are having a ball doing is a real buzz.

Not only do I have fun in the ring, but I have fun walking out to the ring. I have fun walking away from the ring.

I relish performing.

I think going back to school, studying as much as you can, especially literature and close reading some of the most beautiful works. You can always apply that to acting.

Where's the fun in that?

I know what to expect from the crowd and enjoy playing in front of the big crowds.

Without pressure, I don't think this would be very much fun, without all the people watching and finding joy in this game.

I like to read a lot of books and poems. Even though poems are short, I enjoy the emotions that come with them.

This is a beautiful game.

I don't snowboard to win everything. I do it because I love it. I do it because I have fun, and everyone else can think whatever they want. For me, it's all about fun, and I enjoy it so much.

I think that's when I have the most fun: when things are on the line.

I sometimes think there is nothing really to be said about a novel but 'read the book.' I have a jaundiced view of literary critics.

Thinking isn't something you think about. It comes naturally. Thinking involves many things. It involves being an observer. It involves analyzing things, taking in what's around you in the world and finding how to make it inspire your work or turn it into a lesson to teach your children; it's paying attention to details. That's what thinking is: processing.

Re-reading is much underrated. I've read The Spy Who Came in from the Cold once every five years since I was 15. I only started to understand it the third time.

Excitement is not enjoyment: in calmness lies true pleasure. The most precious wines are sipped, not bolted at a swallow.

I was a literature major in college and that was my thing, books.

When I go see a performer, I don't go to criticize. I just go to be entertained. I don't go to give advice; I just go to enjoy.

A safe pleasure is a tame pleasure.