Top 6 Quotes by David Gilmour

When I was given this job I said I would only teach the people that I truly, truly love. Unfortunately, none of those happen to be Chinese, or women.

When I was given this job I said I would only teach the people that I truly, truly love. Unfortunately, none of those happen to be Chinese, or women.

David Gilmour

Jobs, People, Chinese

"Canadian author David Gilmour sparks furore over female writers" by Liz Bury, www.theguardian.com. September 27, 2013.

It is an example of what films can do, how they can slip past your defenses and really break your heart.

David Gilmour

Heart, Past, Example

She was a stirrer of the pot, a lover of intrigue and distress, a creature who seemed to draw oxygen from the spectacle of people at each other's throat, everybody in a state of upset and talking about her.

David Gilmour

Oxygen, Talking, People

David Gilmour (2008). “Film Club: A True Story of a Father and a Son”, p.73, Dundurn

It's about the quality of the worry," I said. "I have happier worries now than I used to.

David Gilmour

Worry, Quality, Used

David Gilmour (2008). “Film Club: A True Story of a Father and a Son”, p.13, Dundurn

That’s the great illusion of travel, of course, the notion that there’s somewhere to get to. A place where you can finally say, Ah, I’ve arrived. (Of course there is no such place. There’s only a succession of waitings until you go home.)

David Gilmour

Home, Waiting, Illusion

David Gilmour (2011). “Sparrow Nights”, p.55, Vintage Canada