It's a lovely feeling, just working away at the desk, putting words down, building words up... I think you have to be aware that what you're doing is not just a private act, it's a societal thing. Sarah Hall actawarebuild Change image and share on social
Nightmares of a capital city overwhelmed by tsunami, war or plague transfix us, but catastrophe is first felt locally, and there are many homes outside the city. Sarah Hall capitalcatastrophecity Change image and share on social
You think back and you ask yourself why you became so interested in wolves. I think it was because when I was very small, growing up in a little hamlet near Shap, we would go to Lowther Wildlife Park for birthday parties. Now closed, it was only three miles from my parents' house. Sarah Hall backbirthdayclose share on social
I felt impelled to write. It felt demonic, and I wanted to improve, the way some people habitually pick up a guitar and get better at playing it and making up songs. Sarah Hall demonicfeltguitar Change image and share on social
I don't see that books can be written without political context - not if they're relevant and ambitious. Sarah Hall ambitiousbookcontext Change image and share on social
I used to dislike bookshops immensely as a child and was won over only later in life. Sarah Hall bookshopchilddislike Change image and share on social
I was brought up in the north of England, which is probably no rougher than anywhere else, but I remember as a child being kind of mesmerized by girls fighting on the playground. Sarah Hall bringchildengland Change image and share on social
I was brought up in Cumbria where I saw all these fierce agricultural women. Sarah Hall agriculturalbringcumbria Change image and share on social
I don't reckon there are many writers who start out really expecting writing to be an attainable occupation. Well, I didn't. It was a pipe dream. Sarah Hall attainabledreamexpect Change image and share on social
It's very interesting to me that the nationalist movement in Scotland has become so positive and self-reflective rather than anti-English. The referendum in 2014 was peaceful, for all its deeply and passionately divided people. Sarah Hall antideeplydivide share on social