I felt that, in some ways, my novels lacked heart because of the distance between me and the subject matter. But no one wants to read a book based on good health, a happy upbringing, a long marriage. Jim Crace basebookdistance Change image and share on social
Good old-fashioned, puritanical work guilt is, for me, a better colleague than any Muse. If I reach my weekly word target by Friday afternoon, then the weekend is guilt-free. Jim Crace afternooncolleaguefashion Change image and share on social
I liked journalism and thought it was important, certainly more important than fiction. I'd probably still be doing it if I hadn't been elbowed out. Jim Crace elbowfictionimportant Change image and share on social
In the U.K., a lot of writers won't show up to support activist issues because they figure they're already repairing the world. I don't want to be one of those people. Jim Crace activistfigureissue Change image and share on social
My tongue is what I used instead of my fists because I was a small and cowardly young man. Amusing people with stories and being bizarre with words was my way of getting out of fixes. Jim Crace amusebizarrecowardly Change image and share on social
I adore falseness. I don't want you to tell me accurately what happened yesterday. I want you to lie about it, to exaggerate, to entertain me. Jim Crace accuratelyadoreentertain Change image and share on social
As a Midlander and a big walker, I'd always loved ridge and furrow fields, the plough-marked land as it was when it was enclosed. It is the landscape giving you a story of lives that ended with the arrival of sheep. Jim Crace arrivalbigenclose share on social
The western view of Christ is usually of a stainless being with fair hair who appears to have come from Oslo. Jim Crace appearchristfair Change image and share on social
Even though my brother and I loved scrumping - we loved the act of climbing trees and grabbing fruit - there was always fear we would be caught. We feared we'd be imprisoned, sent to Australia. Jim Crace actaustraliabrother Change image and share on social
For all the splendours of the world's greatest galleries, visitors are likely to be kept at arm's length, spectators of a world that can seem too rarefied to let them in. Jim Crace armgallerygreat Change image and share on social
