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
When I was writing for children, I was writing genre fiction. It was like making a good chair. However beautiful it looked, it needed four legs of the same length, it had to be the right height and it had to be comfortable. Mark Haddon beautifulchairchild share on social
I was born too late for steam trains and a lazy eye meant I'd never be an astronaut. Mark Haddon astronautbeareye Change image and share on social
I think one of the things you have to learn if you're going to create believable characters is never to make generalizations about groups of people. Mark Haddon believablecharactercreate Change image and share on social
Obviously I have a capacity for feeling extreme anxiety, and there are people out there who don't. I'm to some extent rather jealous of them. Mark Haddon anxietycapacityextent Change image and share on social
I've worked in television long enough to know that when you stop enjoying that type of thing you go home and do something else. Mark Haddon enjoyhavehome Change image and share on social
I like having my back pressed against a wall and being made to work harder so I don't embarrass myself. Mark Haddon backembarrasshard Change image and share on social
That's important to me, to find the extraordinary inside the ordinary. Mark Haddon extraordinaryfindimportant Change image and share on social
As a kid, I didn't read a great deal of fiction, and I've forgotten most of what I did read. Mark Haddon dealfictionforget Change image and share on social
I started writing books for children because I could illustrate them myself and because, in my innocence, I thought they'd be easier. Mark Haddon bookchildeasy Change image and share on social