I actually find novels that are determined to be funny at every turn quite oppressive. Ian Mcewan determinefindfunny Change image and share on social
Politics is the enemy of the imagination. Ian Mcewan enemyimaginationpolitic Change image and share on social
I want to live in a place where strangers rush to help someone in distress. Ian Mcewan distressliveplace Change image and share on social
When I began I thought that literature was contained within a bubble that somehow floated above the world commented upon by newspapers. But I became more and more interested in trying to include some of that world within my work. Ian Mcewan beginbubblecomment share on social
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
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
