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
Modern politicians like Cameron dream of exerting paternal influence without being seen as paternalistic, of fostering moral behaviour without being considered moralistic. Michel Faber behaviourcameronconsider 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
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
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
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
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 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
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
