8 Quotes & Sayings By Dan Skinner

Dan Skinner is the author of the BAFTA-nominated film "The Filth and The Fury", which was released in October 2015. He has written for numerous radio shows and podcasts, including The Guardian's "New Statesman" podcast, Channel 4's "Dispatches" and "The Culture Show", Sky Arts' "The Review Show" and the BFI Film Club. His first book, a biography of Paul McCartney, was published in 2010 by Harper Collins.

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I sensed more than recognized the sound of those skeletal knuckles on the door. I was too young for it to be Death, so it had to be his mother. Dan Skinner
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It was hard to tell if he was lying, or really believed his own bullshit. “We’re good for each other. You give me what I need. I give you what you need. No one needs to know what that is because it’s a secret between us. So we put on our suit. That’s the investment: us. Dan Skinner
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Men have sacrificed so much for their beliefs. Country. Kings. Queens. Political systems. God. Love . It doesn’t seem very noble to simply let something you believe in, someone you love, just walk away. To give up without a fight. Dan Skinner
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Amazing how a confluence of praise and lust can just make your defensive barriers collapse like Jell-O on a hot stove Dan Skinner
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How did he close off that part of his brain that tells someone they've harmed another soul?... Most frighteningly of all, are some of us born with no conscience at all? Dan Skinner
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I was now privy to how a calm, average , peace-loving individual can suddenly get infected with a special kind of crazy. Higher reasoning is replaced with killer animal instincts. Dan Skinner
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Some say crying purges. I say it drains. There’s a difference. One takes the bad things from you to help close a space. The other opens you and leaves you empty Dan Skinner