Quote of the Day
Authors Categories Blog Quote Maker Videos
 

Lauren Beukes Quotes: People don't want novelty - they want the reassurance of familiarity. No-one wants to be challenged, no-one wants to have their minds blown. There is an insatiable appetite for affirmation.
         

People don't want novelty - they want the reassurance of familiarity. No-one wants to be challenged, no-one wants to have their minds blown. There is an insatiable appetite for affirmation.


Lauren Beukes
Check all other quotes by Lauren Beukes

Want to display this quote image on your website or blog? Simply copy and paste the below code on your website/blog.

Embed:

Format of this image is jpg. The width and height of image are 1200 and 630, repectively. This image is available for free to download.





Citation

Use the citation below to add this quote to your bibliography:


Styles:

×

MLA Style Citation


"Lauren Beukes Quotes." Quoteslyfe.com, 2024. Mon. 25 Nov. 2024. <https://www.quoteslyfe.com/quote/People-don-t-want-novelty-they-want-806346>.





Check out


Other quotes of Lauren Beukes


She would disappear folded like origami into her own dreams

She would disappear folded like origami into her own dreams



Traffic in Joburg is like the democratic process. Every time you think it's going to get moving and take you somewhere, you hit another jam.

Traffic in Joburg is like the democratic process. Every time you think it's going to get moving and take you somewhere, you hit another jam.



Fashion is only different skins for different flavours of you.

Fashion is only different skins for different flavours of you.



There are only so many plots in the world. It's how they unfold that makes them interesting.

There are only so many plots in the world. It's how they unfold that makes them interesting.



Can't reinvent the wheel. But you can put your own spin on it.

Can't reinvent the wheel. But you can put your own spin on it.



The problem with snapshots is that they replace actual memories. You lock down the moment and it becomes all there is of it.

The problem with snapshots is that they replace actual memories. You lock down the moment and it becomes all there is of it.



Everyone lives three versions of themselves; a public life, a private life and a secret life.

Everyone lives three versions of themselves; a public life, a private life and a secret life.



Only other people can make you feel real.

Only other people can make you feel real.



Memory is curated. All this paraphernalia you collect to ward off forgetting

Memory is curated. All this paraphernalia you collect to ward off forgetting



You have to get up pretty early in the morning to invent the news.

You have to get up pretty early in the morning to invent the news.





Other quotes you may like



Knowing when to fight is just as important as knowing how.

Knowing when to fight is just as important as knowing how.



All women are the same, really: They are strong, but they are afraid of their own strength.

All women are the same, really: They are strong, but they are afraid of their own strength.



The public always wants to be told.

The public always wants to be told.



I have given my life to the game and to the sport.

I have given my life to the game and to the sport.



Love can't always do work. Sometimes it just has to look into the darkness.

Love can't always do work. Sometimes it just has to look into the darkness.



She Got The Gold Mine, I Got the Shaft.

She Got The Gold Mine, I Got the Shaft.



It is remarkable with what Christian fortitude and resignation we can bear the suffering of other folks.

It is remarkable with what Christian fortitude and resignation we can bear the suffering of other folks.



Certainly, it seems true enough that there's a good deal of irony in the world... I mean, if you live in a world full of politicians and advertising, there's obviously a lot of deception.

Certainly, it seems true enough that there's a good deal of irony in the world... I mean, if you live in a world full of politicians and advertising, there's obviously a lot of deception.



Only a ginger, can call another ginger Ginger.

Only a ginger, can call another ginger Ginger.




Quote Description


This page presents the quote "People don't want novelty - they want the reassurance of familiarity. No-one wants to be challenged, no-one wants to have their minds blown. There is an insatiable appetite for affirmation.". Author of this quote is Lauren Beukes. This quote is about appetite, familiarity, mind, novelty, insatiable, reassurance, people, affirmation, want,.