We tend to assume that data is either private or public, either owned by one person or shared by many. In fact there's more to it than that, above and beyond the upsetting reality that private data is now anything but. Nick Harkaway assumedatumfact share on social
In the aftermath of September 11, you can't - as Tony Blair was so fond of suggesting - draw a line under historical events. They don't go away. They come back. Nick Harkaway aftermathbackblair Change image and share on social
I'm caught somewhere between introversion and extroversion. Performance is natural to me, joyful, but it is also exhausting. I can feed on it, but the expense is high, too, like being a carnivore: I have to chase down my meals. Nick Harkaway carnivorecatchchase share on social
Prize lists are out, and you're not on them? Nature of the world - means nothing. Prizes are a lottery. Nick Harkaway listlotterymean Change image and share on social
To my irritation, you still can't flick through an ebook properly; you can't riffle the pages, you can't look at more than one page at once. Nick Harkaway ebookflickirritation Change image and share on social
My wife runs the charity Reprieve, and so rendition, droning, and capital punishment are very much the topics of our dinner table because of that. Nick Harkaway capitalcharitydinner Change image and share on social
I grew up on the Roger Moore and Sean Connery Bond movies, so the DNA of my spies is extremely ridiculous and goofy. Nick Harkaway bondconnerydna Change image and share on social
I'm an irredeemable urbanite. I can't imagine living more than a five-minute walk from my fellow human beings. Other people are vital to my peace of mind. Nick Harkaway beingfellowhuman Change image and share on social
A lot of author events are basically hour-long classes in entropy perched on bad seating under bright, hard lights, with - if you're lucky - bad Chardonnay and cheese on a stick waiting for you at the end of the ride. Nick Harkaway authorbadbasically share on social
Happiness is boundlessly weird. Other people's choices often seem to delight them, where I would run screaming. Nick Harkaway boundlesslychoicedelight Change image and share on social
