I was an intimate sort of child who never spoke up in groups. I preferred close friends. Ian Mcewan childclosefriend Change image and share on social
My parents were keen for me to have the education they themselves never had. They weren't able to guide me towards particular books, but they encouraged me to read, which I did, randomly and compulsively. Ian Mcewan bookcompulsivelyeducation share on social
Something is missing in our culture. We can't quite celebrate the scientific literary tradition. Ian Mcewan celebratecultureliterary 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
You can spin stories out of the ways people understand and misunderstand each other. Ian Mcewan misunderstandpeoplespin Change image and share on social
You could say that all novels are spy novels and all novelists are spy masters. Ian Mcewan masternovelnovelist Change image and share on social
The end of secrecy would be the end of the novel - especially the English novel. The English novel requires social secrecy, personal secrecy. Ian Mcewan endenglishpersonal Change image and share on social
One has to have the courage of one's pessimism. Ian Mcewan couragepessimism Change image and share on social
By concentrating on what is good in people, by appealing to their idealism and their sense of justice, and by asking them to put their faith in the future, socialists put themselves at a severe disadvantage. Ian Mcewan appealconcentratedisadvantage share on social
It's good to get your hands dirty a bit and to test how you see things at a given point. And it's very pleasing after writing something like 'Atonement' or 'On Chesil Beach,' which are historical, to get involved in some plausible re-enactment of the here and now. Ian Mcewan atonementbeachbite share on social
