Sometimes I think that novelists suffer from P.C.S.: Perpetual Childhood Syndrome. Simon Mawer childhoodnovelistperpetual Change image and share on social
Pundits always have something to write about; the novelist just has a blank screen. Simon Mawer blanknovelistpundit Change image and share on social
Only occasionally do I read new fiction. Most of my reading is heavily dictated by what I'm writing at the time. Simon Mawer dictatefictionheavily Change image and share on social
Most of those people who saw themselves as literary types at university became bank managers. Simon Mawer bankliterarymanager Change image and share on social
I was a boarding school product from the age of eight, and I hated it. Though I do have a theory that boarding school is good training for writers because it's so desperately lacking in privacy: you make space for yourself by having an interior life. Simon Mawer ageboarddesperately share on social
I find it very easy to be alone. I'm a writer, for heaven's sakes! Simon Mawer easyfindheaven Change image and share on social
When writing fiction, you only have to know enough to be convincing on the page. I mean really convincing, of course - but you don't need academic depth. Simon Mawer academicconvincedepth Change image and share on social
One of the reasons I wrote 'The Fall' is that climbing's more than a sport, it's a way of life. When you're in it, it's all you think about. Simon Mawer climbfalllife Change image and share on social
Guernsey itself was overcrowded, but its cliffs were utterly empty. I spent a wonderful year with a friend, climbing them. It was sheer magic: you went from this pretty, busy village of an island to the sea cliffs and heard nothing but the gulls and the waves. Simon Mawer busycliffclimb share on social
