Reading is the only area of my life in which I prefer to be non-autonomous. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes area autonomous life
What surprised me most while writing 'The Monogram Murders' was that everything I needed seemed to arrive in my head exactly when I needed it. Sophie Hannah arriveheadmonogram Change image and share on social
Some writers, I'm told, look for their characters' surnames in telephone directories. I don't - it seems too obvious. Or too deliberate: if you go looking for names, you're bound to find them, of course, but I've always had a superstitious hunch that the names you find by accident are always going to be better and more satisfying somehow. Sophie Hannah accidentbindcharacter share on social
I've got lots of favourite authors, but I would say Nicci French because I look more forward to reading her next new book than any other author. Sophie Hannah authorbookfavourite Change image and share on social
If you're not having a good time, find something else that gives you some joy in life. Penny Marshall findgoodjoy Change image and share on social
Most people don't know what they spend in every single area, but they know they have a problem in particular areas. Aaron Patzer areapeopleproblem Change image and share on social
Mine is not an autonomous imagination. Jay McInerney autonomousimaginationmine Change image and share on social