As a novelist, I ask of myself only that I tell the truth and that I tell it beautifully. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes beautifully novelist truth
I'm not sure where I'm from! I was born in London. My father's from Ghana but lives in Saudi Arabia. My mother's Nigerian but lives in Ghana. I grew up in Boston. Taiye Selasi arabiabearboston Change image and share on social
I live in Rome and five minutes from my flat is a church where you can walk in and see this beautiful Caravaggio. Just the way this man uses dark paint: dark to create dark to create dark, the layering of the darkness in his work. I just race home: I want to create! Taiye Selasi beautifulcaravaggiochurch share on social
I've written fiction for as long as I can remember; it's always been my preferred form of play. Taiye Selasi fictionformhave Change image and share on social
A myth is a lie that conceals or reveals a truth. But if it reveals even a strand of history or truth, that's what gets my adrenaline going. Ashwin Sanghi adrenalineconcealhistory Change image and share on social
When I do an operation, it's half a dozen people. When it goes beautifully, it's like a symphony, with everybody playing their part. Atul Gawande beautifullydozenhalf Change image and share on social
The historical novelist has to consider what has actually happened, while the SF writer is dealing in possibilities, but they are both in the business of imagining a world unlike our own and yet connected to it. Pamela Sargent businessconnectdeal share on social
