The main impetus for being a writer is thinking, 'I could invent another world. I'm not terribly keen on this one.' Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes impetus invent keen
My book has a very simple surface, but there are layers of irony and paradox all the way through it. Mark Haddon bookironylayer Change image and share on social
I like poetry when I don't quite understand why I like it. Poetry isn't just a question of wrapping something up and giving it to someone else to unwrap. It just doesn't work like that. Mark Haddon givepoetryquestion Change image and share on social
Every life is narrow. Our only escape is not to run away, but to learn to love the people we are and the world in which we find ourselves. Mark Haddon escapefindlearn Change image and share on social
High heels were invented by a woman who had been kissed on the forehead. Christopher Morley foreheadheelhigh Change image and share on social
My parents brought us up in a very clever way, which was that they saw what we were interested in naturally, and then they encouraged whatever that may be. When I started sharing a keen interest in drama and the theater, instead of steering me away from it, they encouraged me to see plays and think about drama school. Kit Harington bringcleverdrama share on social
I really do hope that the Millennium Summit gives new impetus to the work of the United Nations. Harri Holkeri hopeimpetusmillennium Change image and share on social