Every writer hopes or boldly assumes that his life is in some sense exemplary, that the particular will turn out to be universal.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Every writer secretly hopes that what he or she has written will endure.
My goal always is to tell a universal story, meaning it's about a person who has an idea, a vision, a dream, an ambition to make the world somewhat less chaotic.
That's all a man can hope for during his lifetime - to set an example - and when he is dead, to be an inspiration for history.
That's why I write fiction, because I want to write these stories that people will read and find universal.
Every 'Observer' writer wants to be a novelist.
Real novelists, those we admire, those we consider timeless in their language and character and scene, those who receive accolades for inventive language and form, have writing lives we imagine in specific ways.
A great writer creates a world of his own and his readers are proud to live in it. A lesser writer may entice them in for a moment, but soon he will watch them filing out.
In times when religious or political faith or hope predominates, the writer functions totally in unison with society, and expresses society's feelings, beliefs, and hopes in perfect harmony.
Every secret of a writer's soul, every experience of his life, every quality of his mind is written large in his works.
Every writer hopes his or her book will be its own thing.