Writers are magpies by nature, always collecting shiny things, storing them away and looking for connections of things. John Connolly collectconnectionmagpie Change image and share on social
I find that I take a great deal of pleasure knowing I get up people's noses to some degree. John Connolly dealdegreefind Change image and share on social
I've been fascinated by the idea that evil is the absence of empathy. John Connolly absenceempathyevil Change image and share on social
There is a very conservative element of crime writers that don't recognise what I do is crime fiction. John Connolly conservativecrimeelement Change image and share on social
There is sometimes a feeling in crime fiction that good writing gets in the way of story. I have never felt that way. All you have is language. Why write beneath yourself? It's an act of respect for the reader as much as yourself. John Connolly actbeneathcrime share on social
As I get older I tend to rail against the world more and more. John Connolly oldrailtend Change image and share on social
Anyone who wants bookstores to survive is portrayed as a Luddite who goes around smashing up Kindles. John Connolly bookstorekindleluddite Change image and share on social
I feel that I'll be buried in Ireland and don't think I'll ever live in the U.S. I'm not comfortable with many aspects of U.S. society - especially the justice system. John Connolly aspectburycomfortable Change image and share on social
The only person who needs to know about failure is yourself. John Connolly failureperson Change image and share on social
I think people are confusing the right to write with the right to be published. John Connolly confusepeoplepublish Change image and share on social
