I know my 17-year-old self would read my bourgeois fiction, full of metaphors and rhythmic prose, with a sinking heart. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes bourgeois fiction full
I want to live in a city where the future is being mapped out. Jim Crace cityfuturelive Change image and share on social
I'm not that well-versed in literary theory - I don't know what it is. Jim Crace literarytheoryverse Change image and share on social
I have, I must admit, despised the English countryside for much of my life - despised it and avoided it for its want of danger and adventure. Jim Crace admitadventureavoid Change image and share on social
I do read a lot, and I think in recent years the ratio between the amount of non-fiction and fiction has tipped quite considerably. I did read fiction as a teenager as well, mostly because I was forced to read fiction, of course, to go through high school. Daniel Tammet amountconsiderablyfiction share on social
My grandma actually put me in girdles when I was around nine or ten because I had hips even then, and she didn't want boys to be attracted to me. Having hips meant you were a full-grown woman, and I was too young for that. Coco Austin attractboyfull share on social
I'm a regular guy; I like well-defined outlines. I'm old-fashioned, bourgeois. Italo Calvino bourgeoisdefinefashion Change image and share on social