Someone asked me, if I were stranded on a desert island what book would I bring... 'How to Build a Boat.'
True friendship multiplies the good in life and divides its evils. Strive to have friends, for life without friends is like life on a desert island... to find one real friend in a lifetime is good fortune; to keep him is a blessing.
You can't totally rebel, otherwise you have to go live on your own, on a desert island. It's as simple as that.
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, Jose Luis Bieito, on Classic FM.
I felt alone out there, like I was on a desert island. I felt like Gilligan.
Victoria was just as much in love with me as I was with her. We could not bear to be apart for a single second. We were like two lovers shipwrecked on a desert island. There was no world outside our love.
Rick Owens is my desert island designer. I could live in his clothes alone, and I collect Ossie Clark.
I love my garlic press; in fact, it is probably my one true desert island gadget. But I'm happy to put it aside whenever the smell and sweet taste of slow-cooked garlic is called for.
I have to say, if someone literally said to me, 'You're going off to a desert island, what is the one thing you would bring?' I would say, 'It's my concealer or you can just kill me now.' I've thought this through! Because I would find, like, berries in a bowl and make blush.
A child raised on a desert island, alone, without social interaction, without language, and thus lacking empathy, is still a sentient being.