A. N. Wilson Professions : Writer Born : October 27, 1950 Browse All Authors Top 67 quotes by A. N. Wilson I was once naïve enough to ask the late Duke of Devonshire why he liked the town of Eastbourne. He replied with a self-deprecating shrug that one of the things he liked was that he owned it. A. N. Wilson towns upper-class self I do not find it easy to articulate thoughts about religion. I remain the sort of person who turns off 'Thought for the Day' when it comes on the radio. A. N. Wilson thought-of-the-day radio easy Easter confronts us with a historical event set in time. We are faced with a story of an empty tomb, of a small group of men and women who were at one stage hiding for their lives and at the next were brave enough to face the full judicial persecution of the Roman Empire and proclaim their belief in a risen Christ. A. N. Wilson I'm starting to realize that people are beginning to want to know about me. It's a jolly strange idea. A. N. Wilson beginning know me people 'In Memoriam' has been my companion for all my grownup life. A. N. Wilson grownup been companion life The scribbler's life is never done. A. N. Wilson never done life The United States is the ultimate land of optimistic promise, but it also gave birth to quintessentially pessimistic tragedy: 'Moby-Dick.' A. N. Wilson birth land tragedy promise Similar Authors Ihab Hassan writer Ingmar Bergman writer Isabella Bird writer Ivan E. Coyote writer Al Feldstein writer Bert Sugar writer All Authors