I don't like gurus. I don't like people who ask you to follow or believe. I like people who ask you to think independently. A. S. Byatt followguruindependently Change image and share on social
One of the reasons I've gotten so attached to talking to scientists is that... they know there is a reality. A. S. Byatt attachhavereality Change image and share on social
In England, everyone believes if you think, then you don't feel. But all my novels are about joining together thinking and feeling. A. S. Byatt believeenglandfeel Change image and share on social
I did a lot of my writing as though I was an academic, doing some piece of research as perfectly as possible. A. S. Byatt academiclotperfectly Change image and share on social
America is full of readers of all different sorts who love books in many different ways, and I keep meeting them. And I think editors should look after them, and make less effort to please people who don't actually like books. A. S. Byatt americabookeditor share on social
I'm not very interested in myself. I do have a deep moral belief that you should always look out at other things and not be self-centred. A. S. Byatt beliefcentredeep Change image and share on social
I watch a lot of sport on television. I only watch certain sports, and I only watch them live - I don't think I've ever been able to watch a replay of a match or game of which the result was already decided. I feel bound to cheat and look up what can be looked up. A. S. Byatt bindcheatdecide share on social
What I need to write well is a combination of heat, light and solitude. A. S. Byatt combinationheatlight Change image and share on social
Reading a newspaper is like reading someone's letters, as opposed to a biography or a history. The writer really does not know what will happen. A novelist needs to feel what that is like. A. S. Byatt biographyfeelhappen Change image and share on social
