Writers to some extent are childish, and it's at the childish level that one really engages with any experience. What really moves you is at the very personal, childish level of the imagination. My business is the imagination, and my imagination is engaged by Asia. Christopher Koch asiabusinesschildish share on social
I don't believe novels should carry an obvious message. I don't want to write characters you can immediately say are good or bad; as in life, most people are a mixture. Christopher Koch badcarrycharacter Change image and share on social
All writers are obviously neurotic... For various reasons, writers retreat into an imaginary world because they find ordinary life rather difficult or boring or both. Christopher Koch boredifficultfind Change image and share on social
Poetry was the first step, and from the age of 18, there was nothing else I wanted to do. Christopher Koch agepoetrystep Change image and share on social
I don't have doctrinaire views about how we should relate to Asia. But novelists reflect the world they live in, and that world propels you, to some extent. I'm a creature of the British Empire, and of the period of transition from the Empire. Christopher Koch asiabritishcreature share on social
I think the greatest reward you get as a writer is finding that people who are reasonably receptive and intelligent have liked your book. Christopher Koch bookfindgreat Change image and share on social
Even a cup of coffee tastes so much sweeter because you've come once again out of the, literally, out of the edge of death, and that's the condition I suppose that a lot of artists and writers would like to be in. Christopher Koch artistcoffeecondition share on social
I was completely devoted to reading and books from the age of seven. It took until I was 18 to have the confidence to write poetry. Christopher Koch agebookcompletely Change image and share on social
I've known several spies who have wanted to become novelists. And novelists who became spies, of course. Christopher Koch havenovelistspy Change image and share on social
Basically, it comes down to this: do you believe in God, or don't you believe in God. Christopher Koch basicallygod Change image and share on social
