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
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
I wanted each of my books to be very different from the others, each to be special and uncategorizable, and I knew I could only do that a few times before I was in danger of repeating myself. Michel Faber bookdangerknow 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
I would love to have faith. When you take God out of the universe, there is no-one taking care us - we are just parcels of meat, collections of atoms - we have a little flowering on Earth, and then we're gone. Michel Faber atomcarecollection 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
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
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
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
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
