A text may be superbly written, exquisitely subtle, deeply meaningful, but still seem like a luxury extra, something we add to the already well-stocked store of our reading experience. Michel Faber adddeeplyexperience Change image and share on social
I get increasingly respectful of people who have faith and increasingly creeped out by them. Michel Faber creepedfaithincreasingly 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
If someone's a cartoon villain, you can dismiss them, but if they behave despicably but you kind of like them, they really get under your skin. Michel Faber behavecartoondespicably Change image and share on social
The mere fact of my novel being filmed means very little to me. For a long while after 'The Crimson Petal's publication in 2002, it looked as though Hollywood was going to adapt it. Michel Faber adaptcrimsonfact Change image and share on social
Pathos and poignancy are, to me, tactics and techniques; in my work as a writer, I fetch them from my toolbox and use them as required. Michel Faber fetchpathospoignancy Change image and share on social
So many books that have Christian characters but are written by atheists mercilessly pillory and mock and question the motives of people with faith. I'm past all that. Michel Faber atheistbookcharacter Change image and share on social
My affinity, as a novelist, with Dickens has been overstated. I relish the way everything in his prose pulsates with life force, and I'm in debt to him every time I invest inanimate objects with uncanny animism. But his female characters annoy me. Michel Faber affinityanimismannoy share on social
When answering questions over the years about film and TV adaptations of my books, I have always maintained that no movie or TV series could ever change or damage my work. Michel Faber adaptationanswerbook Change image and share on social
I had been attempting novels since I was 14 but always ran out of steam. High hopes, poor craftsmanship. Michel Faber attemptcraftsmanshiphigh Change image and share on social
