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
As a teenager, I was always this strange mixture of kind of vice-captain of the rugby team and sensitive artist type the rest of the time. I was sent away to this public school in the middle of nowhere, and I think we managed to completely miss out on normal youth culture. Mark Haddon artistcaptaincompletely 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
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
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
If you came from Mars and tried to analyse British or American society through novels, you'd think our society was preponderantly full of middle-aged, slightly alcoholic, middle-class, intellectual men, most of whom are divorced from their families and have nothing to do with children. Mark Haddon agealcoholicamerican 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 good books have to make a few people angry. Mark Haddon angrybookgood Change image and share on social
