Ethics are not necessarily to do with being law-abiding. I am very interested in the moral path, doing the right thing. Kate Atkinson abideethicinterest Change image and share on social
Not being published would be great. When I say that to other writers they look at me as if I'm totally insane. Kate Atkinson greatinsanepublish Change image and share on social
But I, you know, if I could choose a period to go back to, I think I would like to live through the Blitz. 'Cause you do read so many accounts of people saying they're living their lives at such an intense pitch that it was a completely different way of living. Kate Atkinson accountbackblitz share on social
Certainly I had a really terrible time with 'Emotionally Weird.' When I finished it, I thought, 'I can't write any more.' Kate Atkinson emotionallyfinishterrible Change image and share on social
I had a novel in the back of my mind when I won an Ian St James story competition in 1993. At the award ceremony an agent asked me if I was writing a novel. I showed her four or five chapters of what would become 'Behind the Scenes at the Museum' and to my surprise she auctioned them off. Kate Atkinson agentaskauction share on social
I don't have goals when writing books, apart from getting to the end. I have rather vague ideas about how I want things to feel, I'm big on ambience. I have a title, a beginning and a probable ending and go from there. Kate Atkinson ambiencebeginbig share on social
Without siblings you get quite a skewed vision of yourself and of the world. I always felt I didn't understand how it worked. I remember feeling quite lonely. Kate Atkinson feltlonelyremember Change image and share on social
I think about death a lot, I really do, because I can't believe I won't exist. It's the ego isn't it? I feel that I should retreat into a better form of Zen Buddhism than this kind of ego-dominated thing. But I don't know, I mean, I want to come back as a tree but I suspect that it's just not going to happen, is it? Kate Atkinson backbuddhismdeath share on social
'Feminism' is such an incredibly awkward word for us these days, isn't it? Not to be feminist would be bizarre, wouldn't it? Kate Atkinson awkwardbizarreday Change image and share on social
If you don't have a unique voice, then you're not really a writer. Kate Atkinson uniquevoicewriter Change image and share on social