I could always imagine more interesting places to be than where I was. And more interesting people than me being there. Eventually, this led to making up stories and writing things down. Susanna Clarke eventuallyimagineinterest Change image and share on social
I had always been fascinated by comics, but it had taken me several weeks to make up my mind to buy 'Watchmen'; for someone on a publisher's assistant's salary, it was some quite unheard-of sum of money. Susanna Clarke assistantbuycomic share on social
The phone conversations about a possible TV series of 'Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell' stretch back years, but now that the moment has come, now that I am actually here at Wentworth Woodhouse, I lose my bearings. Susanna Clarke backbearingconversation share on social
I tell stories. I kind of stumbled on that by trying to combine Jane Austen and magic. Susanna Clarke austencombinejane Change image and share on social
I feel very much at home in the early nineteenth century and am not inclined to leave it. Susanna Clarke centuryearlyfeel Change image and share on social
It's funny, because I don't think of myself as a novelist. I think of myself as a writer. Susanna Clarke funnynovelistwriter Change image and share on social
'Pride and Prejudice' is often compared to 'Cinderella,' but Jane Austen's real 'Cinderella' tale is 'Mansfield Park.' Susanna Clarke austencinderellacompare Change image and share on social
Alan Moore is a peculiarly unsung triumph of British culture, and Northampton, where he was born in 1953, the son of brewery worker Ernest and printer Sylvia, is where you must go to find him. Susanna Clarke alanbearbrewery Change image and share on social
It seemed to me that you make magic real by making it a little prosaic, a little difficult and disappointing - never quite as glamorous as the other characters imagine. Susanna Clarke characterdifficultdisappoint Change image and share on social
One way of grounding the magic is by putting in lots of stuff about street lamps, carriages, and how difficult it is to get good servants. Susanna Clarke carriagedifficultgood Change image and share on social