Part of me feels that I'm letting people down by not being as interesting as my books.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
One of the reasons why I don't write the same kind of book again and again is that I get bored very easily, so I like to make things interesting for myself.
Sometimes a book influences me because it winds me up. There'll be something that gets under my skin and makes me think that I can do better.
Sometimes I don't like the books that I'm reading.
My books are based on observing others, not myself.
When I have a book I enjoy, I'm partly in the book. I'm not just observing it.
There are people out there who will not read books, but somehow they'll read my books.
Most people - and particularly people whose lives have nothing to do with books at all - are intrigued by the idea that somebody wants to listen to them and get it right.
When I'm writing a novel, I'm usually just trying to write about things that are interesting to me.
I have a very childish attitude to books - a very non-analytic enthusiasm... like Alice falling down the chute.
People - me included - want to get excited about books. Good books are a good thing.
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