Reading is a conversation. All books talk. But a good book listens as well. Mark Haddon bookconversationgood Change image and share on social
If you enjoy math and you write novels, it's very rare that you'll get a chance to put your math into a novel. I leapt at the chance. Mark Haddon chanceenjoyleap Change image and share on social
Children simply don't make the distinction; a book is either good or bad. And some of the books they think are good are very, very bad indeed. Mark Haddon badbookchild Change image and share on social
I think Britain has this tradition which suggests that if you make the readers laugh too much, you can't really be serious. Whereas, I think one of the functions laughter can perform in a book, as in life, is that it's a reaction to genuine horror. Mark Haddon bookbritainfunction share on social
If kids like a picture book, they're going to read it at least 50 times, and their parents are going to have to read it with them. Read anything that often, and even minor imperfections start to feel like gravel in the bed. Mark Haddon bedbookfeel share on social
Madness doesn't happen to someone alone. Very few people have experiences that are theirs alone. Mark Haddon experiencehappenmadness Change image and share on social
No one is ever really a stranger. We cling to the belief that we share nothing with certain people. It's rubbish. We have almost everything in common with everyone. Mark Haddon beliefclingcommon Change image and share on social
A lot of roles for people with disabilities are quite patronising. It's a real pity when they are just used to give dull PC kudos to a drama, or when they're wheeled on in a tokenistic way without any real involvement in the plot. Mark Haddon disabilitydramadull share on social
With English literature, if you do a bit of shonky spelling, no one dies, but if you're half-way through a maths calculation and you stick in an extra zero, everything just crashes into the ravine. Mark Haddon bitecalculationcrash Change image and share on social
I've always really enjoyed writing different things because I get bored very easily. Mark Haddon boreeasilyenjoy Change image and share on social