Geoff Dyer - People Quotes

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People say it's not what happens in your life that matters, it's what you think happened. But this qualification, obviously, did not go far enough. It was quite possible that the central event of your life could be something that didn't happen, or something you thought didn't happen. Otherwise there'd be no need for fiction, there'd only be memoirs and histories...

Geoff Dyer

I was constantly surprised by how much people didn't know. That's one of the things about traveling, one of the things you learn: many people in the world, even educated ones, don't know much, and it doesn't actually matter at all.

Geoff Dyer

I always like to be in the presence of people who are good at and love their jobs, Irrespective of their jobs.

Geoff Dyer