I find the ideas of Catholicism incredibly rich and inspiring. Bogus, unfortunately, but nonetheless inspiring. I think they always provide an interesting nexus through which to look at the way we are. Glen Duncan boguscatholicismfind share on social
I don't think things happen for a reason, but I think it's perfectly possible to experience life meaningfully. Glen Duncan experiencehappenlife Change image and share on social
My family is Anglo-Indian, and of the four children, I'm the only one who wasn't born in India. Glen Duncan anglobearchild Change image and share on social
I read John Irving's novel 'The World According To Garp' when I was about 14 or 15. It was the first grown-up book that I had read. It is the story of a young man who grows up to be a novelist. I finished it, and I wanted to write a book that made the reader feel the way I felt at the end of that, which was sort of both bereft and elated. Glen Duncan bereavebookelate share on social
My parents believe in the happy endings to the stories of their children. Glen Duncan childendinghappy Change image and share on social
Cheney, Rumsfeld - they were Shakespearean in their attitude of impunity. Glen Duncan attitudecheneyimpunity Change image and share on social
I'm with Milton and the Rolling Stones: I don't find the Devil an unsympathetic character. But in any case, my fiction is populated as much by people who do good as it is by those who do bad. I'm interested in imaginatively accommodating as much of the human as possible, for which you need both moral extremes and everything in between. Glen Duncan accommodatebadcase share on social
I used to believe in signs, omens, patterns, secret purpose, synchronicities. Glen Duncan omenpatternpurpose Change image and share on social
As an Anglo-Indian kid in Bolton, I was basically in a minority of one. That was a source of misery, but at the same time, one of the effects of receiving the message that you don't belong to the club is that you watch the club with detachment. The fact that no one quite knew who I was was a major contributory factor in starting to write. Glen Duncan anglobasicallybelong share on social