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Desert Island Quotes

The classic thought experiment of what you'd keep.

These desert island quotes borrow the familiar format of naming what you would want if stranded, from a favorite Desert island designer to a novel that reads like a eulogy for a lost way of life.

One of my desert island books, 'The Leopard' is not so much a novel as a eulogy for a way of life and a Sicily that was already lost by the time Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa was writing.

Quotes by Ruth Ware

Somebody once told me I treated my smart phone like Wilson, the volleyball Tom Hanks turns into a friend when he's stranded on a desert island in that movie 'Castaway.' It's an apt comparison: parenting a toddler occasionally feels like...

Quotes by Rachel Simmons

Rick Owens is my desert island designer. I could live in his clothes alone, and I collect Ossie Clark.

Quotes by Mia Sara

Corinne Bailey Rae I listen to a lot, and I'll hear Desert Island Discs and quickly write down the name of a song, and it will open up a new area of music for me. I discovered an Argentinian guitarist,...

Quotes by Lesley Manville

Alone Quotes

You can see when an actor gets bored: Their eyes go dead. I promised myself I'd never let that happen. If it does, I'll go and live on a desert island for a year.

Quotes by Anna Friel

Unless I move to a desert island with poor reception, I'll never stop speaking out!

Quotes by Ana Navarro

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a 'desert island' question, based on these quotes?
It is the familiar exercise of naming what you would want with you if stranded, applied here to designers, books, and music rather than a literal survival scenario.
Which desert island designer is named in these quotes?
Rick Owens is named as a desert island designer, with the quote adding that his clothes alone could sustain a wardrobe indefinitely. It ties fashion loyalty to the classic format.
Is a specific book mentioned as a desert island pick?
Yes, 'The Leopard' is described as a desert island book, called more of a eulogy for a lost way of life than a typical novel.
Does the Castaway movie come up in these quotes?
Yes, one quote compares a smartphone habit to Wilson the volleyball from Castaway, using the film's isolation story as a comparison for modern attachment to devices, a theme close to being Alone.
Is music included in the desert island theme here?
Yes, one quote mentions Desert Island Discs and Corinne Bailey Rae as sources for discovering new songs and artists, extending the format into music discovery rather than just survival picks.

One quote even compares a smartphone to Wilson the volleyball from Castaway, proof that being Alone on an island has become a familiar metaphor rather than a literal fear of being Bored.