Jim Crace

I'm not that well-versed in literary theory - I don't know what it is.

I want to live in a city where the future is being mapped out.

I've been very lucky with prizes. But the thing about prizes is that, when you talk about a prize-winning author, you can be talking about one that is well-regarded but doesn't sell any books.

Most people don't know what they spend in every single area, but they know they have a problem in particular areas.

The flaw of an amateur is to assume what's in our head is what's on the page.

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.