I'm interested in getting deep into a person's consciousness and doing so in ways in which the narrator is secondary to the character's own thoughts. Philipp Meyer characterconsciousnessdeep Change image and share on social
There's a reason that all societies and cultures and small bands of humans engage in myth-making. Fundamentally, it is to help us understand ourselves. Philipp Meyer bandcultureengage Change image and share on social
My parents have always been incredibly supportive. Even when I dropped out of high school, they said, 'We trust you, we believe in you.' Philipp Meyer drophighincredibly Change image and share on social
At 16, I dropped out of school and spent five years working as a bicycle mechanic and volunteering in a Trauma Centre before ultimately deciding to go to university. Philipp Meyer bicyclecentredecide Change image and share on social
Since I quit banking, all my major life decisions, when they could, have revolved around writing. Philipp Meyer bankdecisionlife Change image and share on social
When we think of the myth of the settling of the West, this is our creation myth. But because we think of it as mythology, not as real people interacting with other real people, we ignore the cost of human lives and blood. Philipp Meyer bloodcostcreation share on social
When you hold things back, when you don't commit completely to your ideas and trust completely in your own instincts, you are guaranteeing your own failure - even if you end up having commercial success. Philipp Meyer backcommercialcommit share on social
I'd grown up in a working class neighborhood in Baltimore, a place hard hit by the offshoring of numerous heavy industries - steel, textile, shipbuilding. Philipp Meyer baltimoreclassgrow Change image and share on social
You have to believe in yourself and only trust your own vision and instincts. If I'd listened to what other people thought about my work in the first 10 years that I was a writer, I never would have made it to begin with. Philipp Meyer begininstinctlisten share on social
If you've grown up with guns, the thought that someone might take them away makes your stomach churn. They make you feel safe. If you didn't grow up with guns, if you don't know how to use them, then the thought that someone else has them makes your stomach churn. Philipp Meyer churnfeelgrow share on social
