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
As to the number of novels I've abandoned... I shudder to think. I have thrown away five completed novels, and that's a gruesome enough figure. But not necessarily a waste of effort. Mark Haddon abandoncompleteeffort 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
No one wants to know how clever you are. They don't want an insight into your mind, thrilling as it might be. They want an insight into their own. Mark Haddon cleverinsightmind Change image and share on social
Show me the artist anywhere who's had an utterly stable mental life, and I'll buy you hot dinners for the rest of your life. Mark Haddon artistbuydinner Change image and share on social
I'm really interested in the extraordinary found in the normal. Hopefully, my books don't take you to an entirely different place but make you look at things around you. Mark Haddon bookextraordinaryfind Change image and share on social
I have very fond memories of swimming in Walden Pond when we lived in Boston. You'd swim past a log and see all these turtles sunning themselves. Slightly disturbing if you thought about how many more were swimming around your toes, but also rather wonderful. Mark Haddon bostondisturbfond 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'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 think I've learnt that there is no character so strange that you haven't shared their experience in some small way. Mark Haddon characterexperiencehave Change image and share on social
