If you imagine writing 1,000 words a day, which most journalists do, that would be a very long book a year. I don't manage nearly that... but I have published slightly too much recently. A. N. Wilson 000bookday Change image and share on social
I don't write books inadvertently. A. N. Wilson bookinadvertentlywrite Change image and share on social
It is the woman - nearly always - in spite of all the advances of modern feminism, who still takes responsibility for the bulk of the chores, as well as doing her paid job. This is true even in households where men try to be unselfish and to do their share. A. N. Wilson advancebulkchore share on social
I might be deceiving myself but I do not think that I do have an inordinate fear of death. A. N. Wilson deathdeceivefear Change image and share on social
I've never had a study in my life. I'm like Jane Austen - I work on the corner of the dining table. A. N. Wilson austencornerdine Change image and share on social
I've got nothing very original to say myself. A. N. Wilson haveoriginal Change image and share on social
Iris Murdoch did influence my early novels very much, and influence is never entirely good. A. N. Wilson earlygoodinfluence Change image and share on social
Of all liars the most arrogant are biographers: those who would have us believe, having surveyed a few boxes full of letters, diaries, bank statements and photographs, that they can play at the recording angel and tell the whole truth about another human life. A. N. Wilson angelarrogantbank share on social
I suppose if I'd got a brilliant first and done research I might still be a don today, but I hope not. People become dons because they are incapable of doing anything else in life. A. N. Wilson brilliantdonhope Change image and share on social