The way of creating believable characters is not by conforming to a set of PC rules. Mark Haddon believablecharacterconform Change image and share on social
Young readers have to be entertained. No child reads fiction because they think it's going to make them a better person. Mark Haddon childentertainfiction Change image and share on social
Most adults, unlike most children, understand the difference between a book that will hold them spellbound for a rainy Sunday afternoon and a book that will put them in touch with a part of themselves they didn't even know existed. Mark Haddon adultafternoonbook share on social
When I was 13 or 14, I started devouring novels; literature took quite a while to take me over, but it caught up just in time to save me from becoming a mathematician. Mark Haddon catchdevourliterature Change image and share on social
I've written 16 children's books and five unpublished novels. Some of the latter were breathtakingly bad. Mark Haddon badbookbreathtakingly Change image and share on social
I don't remember deciding to become a writer. You decide to become a dentist or a postman. For me, writing is like being gay. You finally admit that this is who you are, you come out and hope that no one runs away. Mark Haddon admitdecidedentist share on social
Bore children, and they stop reading. There's no room for self-indulgence or showing off or setting the scene. Mark Haddon bearchildindulgence Change image and share on social
Science and literature give me answers. And they ask me questions I will never be able to answer. Mark Haddon answergiveliterature Change image and share on social
I knew there was a story; once you find a dog with a fork through it, you know there's a story there. Mark Haddon dogfindfork Change image and share on social
Jane Austen was writing about boring people with desperately limited lives. We forget this because we've seen too many of her books on screen. Mark Haddon austenbookbore Change image and share on social
