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 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
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
I suffer depression only in the sense that I am a writer. We don't have proper jobs to go to. We are on our own all day. Show me a writer who doesn't get depressed: who has a completely stable mood. They'd be a garage mechanic or something. Mark Haddon completelydaydepress 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
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
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
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
I don't mean that literary fiction is better than genre fiction, On the contrary; novels can perform two functions and most perform only one. Mark Haddon contraryfictionfunction Change image and share on social
