What reader wants to be told what attitude to strike? Ian Mcewan attitudereaderstrike Change image and share on social
A twenty-one-year-old writer is likely to be inhibited by a lack of usable experience. Childhood and adolescence were something I knew. Ian Mcewan adolescencechildhoodexperience Change image and share on social
In my experience an appreciative letter from a fellow writer means a lot. Ian Mcewan appreciativeexperiencefellow Change image and share on social
The moment you have children and a mortgage you want things to work; you're locked into the human project and you want it to flourish. Ian Mcewan childflourishhuman Change image and share on social
If I could write the perfect novella I would die happy. Ian Mcewan diehappynovella Change image and share on social
Novelists have to be adept at controlling the flow of information, and, most crucially, they have to be in charge of the narrative. Ian Mcewan adeptchargecontrol Change image and share on social
At the risk of sounding like Virginia Woolf, I could live on £700 a year. Ian Mcewan liverisksound Change image and share on social
I put it to you that there are no British poets, there are no British novelists. I have heard myself described as one, but I think really I'm an English novelist; there are Scottish poets and Scottish novelists. Ian Mcewan britishenglishhear share on social
Now, I'm an atheist. I really don't believe for a moment that our moral sense comes from a god. Ian Mcewan atheistgodmoment Change image and share on social
I wouldn't mind being the lead guitarist in an incredibly successful rock band. However, I don't play the guitar. Ian Mcewan bandguitarguitarist Change image and share on social