I am open-eyed about what poverty does to people. Michel Faber eyeopenpeople Change image and share on social
Of course it's fun writing about an egomaniac, but I know there are going to be reviewers who've never met me, who don't know anything about me, who are going to say this is autobiography: he's just changed the names of a few people, and the rest is totally as it was. Michel Faber autobiographychangeegomaniac share on social
Before I was published, I thought men read car manuals or books about football. But once I started having really serious conversations with male lovers of literature, I let go of that prejudice. Michel Faber bookcarconversation Change image and share on social
Most books are surplus to the world's requirements, and I am going to sound very conceited here, but I am trying to write books that aren't just using up trees. Michel Faber bookconceitedrequirement Change image and share on social
I'm constantly listening to music and thinking about it and compiling my own cassettes and CDs in obsessively specific order. I have quite lunatic agendas for what I want to achieve. They won't make sense to anyone other than me, but it is what I've spent most of my life doing. Michel Faber achieveagendacassette share on social
The family I grew up in was very inflexible and harsh. It left me with the feeling that if you do let somebody down badly, then even if they tell you it's all right, it cannot be all right. Michel Faber badlyfamilyfelt Change image and share on social
'A Christmas Carol' is an extravagantly symbolic thing - as rich in symbols as Christmas pudding is rich in raisins. Michel Faber carolchristmasextravagantly Change image and share on social
For years, I was quite a militant atheist. I wanted to burn down all the churches or turn them into second-hand record emporiums. Michel Faber atheistburnchurch Change image and share on social
In 1978, when I was 17 and in my first year at university, I read approximately 3,500 pages of Dickens. Michel Faber approximatelydickenpage Change image and share on social
I strive to use references that may still make some kind of sense once our age has passed into history. That robs my writing of a certain connectedness to my time, but potentially might allow it to make sense to people who are not in this time. Michel Faber ageconnectednesshistory share on social
