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There's a horrible fallacy that exists in the popular discussion of fiction these days: the idea that a successful central character need be 'likeable' or 'sympathetic'. It is surely more important that they be human, no? More crucial that they breathe?

~Andrew O'Hagan

Topics: Breathe Central Character Crucial Days Discussion Exists Fallacy Fiction Horrible Human Idea Important Likeable More Need Popular Successful Surely Sympathetic

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I think I am becoming obsessive-compulsive. David Beckham apparently turns all the Diet Coke cans in his fridge to face the same way every morning, and I nerdily sharpen all the pencils in my pot before sitting down to work.

~Andrew O'Hagan

Topics: Am Apparently Beckham Becoming Before Cans Coke David Diet Down Every Face Fridge His Morning Pencils Pot Same Sharpen Sitting Think Turns Way Work I Think I Am

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When I was growing up, there was a feeling in one's living room as much as in one's local gallery that a little elitism was good for the soul.

~Andrew O'Hagan

Topics: Elitism Feeling Gallery Good Growing Growing Up Little Living Living Room Local Much Room Soul Up

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We now live in the era of fake consensus, or phoney populism, a condition in which galleries and homes are seen to succeed best where they manage feelings of non-difference.

~Andrew O'Hagan

Topics: Best Condition Consensus Era Fake Feelings Galleries Homes Live Manage Now Seen Succeed Where Which

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A living museum must surely see itself as a locus of argument. A breathing art institution is not a lockup but a moveable feast.

~Andrew O'Hagan

Topics: Argument Art Breathing Feast Institution Itself Living Museum Must See Surely

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I was 10 when I realised I couldn't stand football. I'd tried, obviously, before this - no one wants to give in to social pariah-hood without a fight. I had stood frozen on pitches, done some running about and shouted a lot, as though I cared.

~Andrew O'Hagan

Topics: About Before Cared Done Fight Football Frozen Give Had Lot Obviously Pitches Realised Running Social Some Stand Stood Though Tried Wants Without

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I wasn't like other boys. At any rate, I wasn't like my three elder brothers: they excelled at football and they were like other boys, going up to bed each night hugging annuals filled with stories about the glories of Pele and Danny McGrain.

~Andrew O'Hagan

Topics: About Any Bed Boy Brothers Danny Each Each Night Elder Excelled Filled Football Going Hugging Like Night Other Rate Stories Three Up Were

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Fans of football and fans of nationhood have a similar zeal. Read the fanzines: their contributors could find a needle-sized diss in a haystack of compliments, and their passions are fundamentalist.

~Andrew O'Hagan

Topics: Compliments Could Fans Find Football Fundamentalist Passions Read Similar Zeal

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You'll find that no pride is greater than the pride that comes with being thick. Britain is filled with people who are really proud of their stupidity.

~Andrew O'Hagan

Topics: Being Britain Filled Find Greater People Pride Proud Really Stupidity Than Thick Who You

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I don't believe in the meteoric culture of anxiety, generally. Obviously, some people have it, some people are crippled by it, but most of the novelists I've ever known are in love with influence. They thrive on it.

~Andrew O'Hagan

Topics: Anxiety Believe Crippled Culture Ever Generally Influence Known Love Most Novelists Obviously People Some Some People Thrive

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Biography

Nationality: Scottish

Type: Novelist

Born: Unknown

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