I want my words to survive translation. I know when I write a book now I will have to go and spend three days being intensely interrogated… Read more “I Want My Words To Survive Translation”
Day: November 8, 2019
Think Of The Things Fiction Can Do That Film Can’t
I really have to think of the things fiction can do that film can’t and play to the strengths of the novel. With a novel you can… Read more “Think Of The Things Fiction Can Do That Film Can’t”
I’m More Interested In What People Tell Themselves Happened
As a writer, I’m more interested in what people tell themselves happened rather than what actually happened. Goodreads.com. (2019). Kazuo Ishiguro Quotes (Author of Never Let Me… Read more “I’m More Interested In What People Tell Themselves Happened”
I Just Determined To Write The Books I Had To Write
Screenplays I didn’t really care about, journalism, travel books, getting my writer friends to write about their dreams or something. I just determined to write the books… Read more “I Just Determined To Write The Books I Had To Write”
I Served My Apprenticeship As A Writer Of Fiction By Writing All Those Songs
I think I had actually served my apprenticeship as a writer of fiction by writing all those songs. I had already been through phases of autobiographical or… Read more “I Served My Apprenticeship As A Writer Of Fiction By Writing All Those Songs”