Books that change you, even later in life, give you a kind of electrical shock as the world takes a different shape. A. S. Byatt bookchangeelectrical Change image and share on social
Cyclists. I really hate them. I wish they would not be so self-righteous and realise they are a danger to pedestrians. I wish cyclists would not vindictively snap off wing mirrors on cars when they were trying to cross in front of the car at a danger to motorists and pedestrians. A. S. Byatt carcrosscyclist share on social
We talk about feelings. And about sex. And about bodies, and their gratification, violation, repair, decoration, deferred, maybe permanently deferred, mortality. Feelings are a bodily thing, and respecting them is called, is, kindness. A. S. Byatt bodilybodycall share on social
Biographies are no longer written to explain or explore the greatness of the great. They redress balances, explore secret weaknesses, demolish legends. A. S. Byatt balancebiographydemolish Change image and share on social
It's because I'm a feminist that I can't stand women limiting other women's imaginations. It really makes me angry. A. S. Byatt angryfeministimagination Change image and share on social
I don't think it is an easy thing to write and expect to be commercial, even if you are from Venus and a hermaphrodite. A. S. Byatt commercialeasyexpect Change image and share on social
I find the attempt to find things out, which scientists are possessed by, to be as human as breathing, or feeding, or sex. And so the science has to be in the novels as science and not just as metaphors. A. S. Byatt attemptbreathefeed share on social
I always say I write my own novels and the characters don't take control of me, but in fact, I look at the characters in the early stages and I think, 'What is he or she like,' and they slowly come together and they become the person they are. A. S. Byatt charactercontrolearly share on social
Never stop paying attention to things. Never make your mind up finally. Do not hold beliefs. A. S. Byatt attentionbelieffinally 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
