Narrative is so rich; it's given up so much. Jim Crace narrativerich Change image and share on social
Retiring from writing is to avoid the inevitable bitterness which a writing career is bound to deliver as its end product in almost every case. Jim Crace avoidbindbitterness Change image and share on social
I'm not going to write any more novels. I don't want to end up being one of these angry, bitter writers moaning that only three people are reading him. I don't want that. Jim Crace angrybitterend Change image and share on social
There is no comparison. The American landscape is so much more dangerous. They have real snakes, mountain lions, bears; we only have adders, and they're more frightened of us than we are of them. Jim Crace adderamericanbear 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'm very aware when I share a stage with other writers that I'm much less driven than they are. I don't wake up in the middle of the night, pregnant with paragraphs. I don't suffer for my text twenty-four hours a day. Jim Crace awaredaydrive share on social
Everyone says I should write a natural history or landscape book because if I have an area of amateur expertise, it is in those things. Jim Crace amateurareabook Change image and share on social
I'm not a new-agey person, but narrative is ancient and wise and generous. Jim Crace ageyancientgenerous Change image and share on social
