I consider myself a writer. I don't favour any type of writing. I sometimes wish short stories came more easily to me. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes easily favour short
The nature of fiction is to make one distrustful of any character who lectures and castigates. James Lasdun castigatecharacterdistrustful Change image and share on social
What the Internet offers is this completely unfiltered transmission of thought to thought, of psyche to psyche, and whatever you're feeling, you can just sort of put it down and send it out there, and you can do it all in the confines of your room, without any actual contact. James Lasdun actualcompletelyconfine share on social
Writers tend to write stories as a kind of holiday between novels, or as preliminary steps towards a novel. Stories just don't often make up a writer's main body of work, and that's not because they don't see the market for it. James Lasdun bodyholidaykind share on social
It got to the point where most of my time went toward writing novels. I would still occasionally write short stories, but only when I was commissioned by an editor to write for a themed anthology or special issue. Tim Pratt anthologycommissioneditor share on social
I'm sensitive and get easily upset and insulted. Sia Furler easilyinsultsensitive Change image and share on social
At the end of my life, I was told to vote for it for pensioners; I' m not in favour of means tests for pensioners or anybody. Tony Benn endfavourlife Change image and share on social