Many children's writers don't have children of their own. Mark Haddon childwriter Change image and share on social
You make a film you feel is as real as possible and hope people react as though it were real. Mark Haddon feelfilmhope Change image and share on social
Writing for children is bloody difficult; books for children are as complex as their adult counterparts, and they should therefore be accorded the same respect. Mark Haddon accordadultbloody Change image and share on social
I am really interested in eccentric minds. It's rather like being fascinated by how cars work. It's really boring if your car works all the time. But as soon as something happens, you get the bonnet up. If someone has an abnormal or dysfunctional state of mind, you get the bonnet up. Mark Haddon abnormalbonnetbore share on social
The one thing you have to do if you write a book is put yourself in someone else's shoes. The reader's shoes. You've got to entertain them. Mark Haddon bookentertainhave Change image and share on social
Fiction that responds to recent world events is a hostage to fortune, because all momentous events look very different a year, two years, three years later. Mark Haddon eventfictionfortune Change image and share on social
I've come to realize that most good ideas are precisely the ones you can't describe. Mark Haddon describegoodhave Change image and share on social
I'm a writer! If you work in an office, it dampens you. It makes you fit a routine. The effect of being a writer is not dissimilar to being long-term unemployed. And everyone knows that is not good for you. Mark Haddon dampendissimilareffect 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
