Mark Haddon Quotes & Sayings (Page 7)
Mark Haddon quotes and sayings page 7 (62 year old novelist). Here's quote # 61 through 70 out of the 86 we have for him.
“As a kid, I didn't read a great deal of fiction, and I've forgotten most of what I did read.”
“Bore children, and they stop reading. There's no room for self-indulgence or showing off or setting the scene.”
“Children simply don't make the distinction; a book is either good or bad. And some of the books they think are good are very, very bad indeed.”
“I like having my back pressed against a wall and being made to work harder so I don't embarrass myself.”
“I read very, very little fiction as a kid. All the books I can remember are junior science books.”
“I started writing books for children because I could illustrate them myself and because, in my innocence, I thought they'd be easier.”
“I think good books have to make a few people angry.”
“I think the U.K. is too small to write about from within it and still make it seem foreign and exotic and interesting.”
“I've always really enjoyed writing different things because I get bored very easily.”
“I've come to realize that most good ideas are precisely the ones you can't describe.”
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