I used to dislike bookshops immensely as a child and was won over only later in life. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes bookshop child dislike
For its speculations to be taken seriously, dystopian fiction must be part of a discussion of contemporary society, a projection of ongoing political failures perhaps, or the wringing of present jeopardy for future disaster. Sarah Hall contemporarydisasterdiscussion share on social
I wander around the house and write in bed, at the kitchen table, by the window, in the yard. Sarah Hall bedhousekitchen Change image and share on social
It's taken me 15 years to feel I might be able to write and publish short stories, and for the assiduous checks of the industry to allow some through. Sarah Hall assiduouscheckfeel Change image and share on social
As a young child my attention span was, as I remember it, rather short. Michael Morpurgo attentionchildremember Change image and share on social
As a rule, there is no surer way to the dislike of men than to behave well where they have behaved badly. Lew Wallace badlybehavedislike Change image and share on social
When you write your first book aged 25 or so, you have 25 years of experience, albeit much of it juvenile experience. The second book comes after an extra year sitting in bookshops. Pretty soon, you begin to run on empty. Douglas Adams agealbeitbegin share on social
