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
In all of my work, I think I'm exploring the idea that we are aliens to each other, how there is a huge distance that separates us all. Michel Faber aliendistanceexplore Change image and share on social
Very few stories embody a human truth so definitively that we cannot think of the truth without remembering the story and cannot imagine how people ever got by without it. Michel Faber definitivelyembodyhuman 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
When the person you love has cancer, they are, in a sense, living on Planet Cancer. They are in a place where you are not. And you can't follow them. Michel Faber cancerfollowlive Change image and share on social
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
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 tend to process emotional stuff very, very slowly. Michel Faber emotionalprocessslowly Change image and 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 was disinclined to have the status of a writer. Michel Faber disinclinestatuswriter Change image and share on social
