The privileged Victorians who did most to improve the lives of the poor were not ashamed of their pious intent: they were superiors seeking to help inferiors. Michel Faber ashamedimproveinferior Change image and share on social
When we ask bureaucrats to identify who is responsible for fixing anything, they reassure us that there are 'procedures in place.' Michel Faber bureaucratfixidentify Change image and share on social
Art is head space that is very exclusive: it shuts people out; other people cease to exist. Michel Faber artceaseexclusive Change image and share on social
I was disinclined to have the status of a writer. Michel Faber disinclinestatuswriter Change image and share on social
My energies get used up quite quickly, and the psychic space I'm in when I write is a very lonely one, so I found that harder and harder to get back to. Michel Faber backenergyfind Change image and share on social
I tend to process emotional stuff very, very slowly. Michel Faber emotionalprocessslowly Change image and share on social
When I was a kid, it was thought I would do something in the visual arts because I was always drawing, but when we emigrated to Australia from Holland when I was seven, I learnt the English language, and I fell in love with it. Michel Faber artaustraliadraw share on social
I'm still tremendously proud of 'Crimson Petal.' I'm still very emotionally involved with these characters. I still care about them. Michel Faber carecharactercrimson Change image and share on social
I think that if you are a serious writer, you are almost obligated to provide the intelligent average reader with something that they can relate to and care about. If you are writing only for a tiny elite, then that surely should sound alarm bells. Michel Faber alarmaveragebell share on social
By recycling pre-existing material, Shakespeare seemed to endorse a view common in his time, which has become even more entrenched in the 400 years since: that all the truly essential stories are already in the bag. Michel Faber bagcommonendorse share on social
