I still have some of my old University essays, and I do still have my drawing book from primary year seven. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes book draw essay
You have to have something worth saying and then the ability to say it- writing's a double skill, really. Iain Banks abilitydoubleskill Change image and share on social
I deliberately keep myself apart from a lot of stuff; I don't Tweet, I don't do Facebook, I don't blog, and that's largely because I spend my working life staring at a screen and hitting a keyboard, I am trying to cut down on that, not increase it. Iain Banks blogcutdeliberately share on social
A lot of what the 'Culture' is about is a reaction to all the science fiction I was reading in my very early teens. Iain Banks cultureearlyfiction Change image and share on social
Another thing that freaks me out is time. Time is like a book. You have a beginning, a middle and an end. It's just a cycle. Mike Tyson beginbookcycle Change image and share on social
I'll be writing essays long after I've stopped writing fiction. There is this unusually broad range in the non-fiction, but if you look at what I'm capable of as a novelist, I'm more limited. Geoff Dyer broadcapableessay Change image and share on social
There are clearly many good politicians who are guided by religious belief, so the mix can work. But there's a line to be drawn. It would be hugely dangerous for a country's laws to be set by the scriptures, and particularly those of the expansionist religions. Zac Goldsmith beliefcountrydangerous share on social