We see book-burning as a crime against humanity: it's intolerable because books represent a kind of freedom to us. Samantha Harvey bookburncrime Change image and share on social
What I always liked about Socrates was his insistence on questioning things for the sake of reaching some sort of clarity - even if it is only clarity about the gaps in our knowledge. Samantha Harvey claritygapinsistence Change image and share on social
With twenty six letters, you can create anything you like - any person, any world, any place, any emotion. And they are so potent, so powerful, and at the same time, they're marks on the page, and that's all. There's nothing else to them. Samantha Harvey createemotionletter share on social
My sister is my sister regardless - has always been and always will be and has no choice about it. This is a love quite distinct from that of a lover, with whom we fall in love, in part, because they are free and have a choice. Samantha Harvey choicedistinctfall share on social
One of the things the novel can do is address big questions in ways that are accessible to people. It's not that I want to teach people, but these are the things that interest me, and this is my medium for exploring ideas, and I think the potential of novels to do that is massive. Samantha Harvey accessibleaddressbig share on social
The sense of one's past is so strong and forms our sense of self so strongly, it will always fascinate, elude and confuse me. Samantha Harvey confuseeludefascinate Change image and share on social
