Alison Owen Quotes

Marriage, like death, is a debt we owe to nature.

Any art worthy of its name should address 'life', 'man', 'nature', 'death' and 'tragedy'.

All stories, if continued far enough, end in death.

There are three things we have no control over: our birth; our emotions, if we're sincere; and our death.

Man, who is he? Too bad, to be the work of God: Too good for the work of chance!

In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.

Human Nature is the only science of man; and yet has been hitherto the most neglected.

Accidents, try to change them - it's impossible. The accidental reveals man.

If it's time for your character to go, it's time for your character to go - you know what I mean? That's it. It doesn't matter who you are.

Literature at its fullest takes human nature as its theme. That's the kind of writing that interests me.

There is a great deal of human nature in man.

Everything that we have gone through, are going through, and will go through is there in Shakespeare. It is all of human life.

Even when you're making a movie about life, death is a presence, and I guess it's part of my dramatic viewpoint. I'm not sure why exactly.

Such as we are made of, such we be.

Filmmakers tell stories to explore human nature, which is always a flawed thing.

Nothing in life is promised except death.

There's always that discussion about fiction about how do you market it - these are books for boys, these are books for girls, these are books for adults. Actually, they're just stories, and if they're good stories, then they surpass those boundaries.

Bradbury would have said his plots are myths and metaphors that tell stories about the human condition. That's what sets him apart from other science-fiction writers: He doesn't write about technology, but about the human heart and psyche.

Really I don't like human nature unless all candied over with art.

As certain as death and taxes.

The events of future history ... will be of the same nature—–or nearly so—–as the history of the past, so long as men are men.

Although it is true that by fate all things are forced and linked by a necessary and dominant reason, nevertheless the character of our minds is subject to fate in a manner corresponding to their nature and quality.

I love how 'Game of Thrones' has resonated with so many people around the world. I feel like it has really tapped into our need to hear stories about the human condition, love, death, good, evil... For me, it really is a modern version of the old Greek theatre or cave men sitting around fires telling stories.

I've been inspired for a long time by Nicole Holofcener. I admire her greatly as an auteur, examining the human condition in a funny, growing, spirited, honestly dark and human way.

Come, Friend, you too must die. Why moan about it so? Even Patroclus died, a far, far better man than you. And look, you see how handsome and powerful I am? The son of a great man, the mother who gave me life-- A deathless goddess. But even for me, I tell you, Death and the strong force of fate are waiting. There will come a dawn or sunset or high noon When a man will take my life in battle too-- flinging a spear perhaps Or whipping a deadly arrow off his bow.