What did Mark Haddon mean by: From a good book, I want to be taken to the very edge. I want a glimpse into that outer darkness. Mark Haddon Author · United Kingdom Copy
My book has a very simple surface, but there are layers of irony and paradox all the way through it. Author, January 3, 2024January 1, 2025, Mark Haddon, Irony, Layers, Paradox, 0 Mark Haddon Author · United Kingdom
Science and literature give me answers. And they ask me questions I will never be able to answer. Author, January 3, 2024January 1, 2025, Mark Haddon, Literature, Questions, Science, 0 Mark Haddon Author · United Kingdom
The way of creating believable characters is not by conforming to a set of PC rules. Author, January 3, 2024January 1, 2025, Mark Haddon, Authenticity, Characterization, Diversity, 0 Mark Haddon Author · United Kingdom
Jane Austen writes about these humdrum lives with such empathy that they seem endlessly fascinating Author, January 3, 2024January 1, 2025, Mark Haddon, Empathy, Fascination, Mundane, 0 Mark Haddon Author · United Kingdom
… why I like timetables, because they make sure I don’t get lost in time. Author, January 3, 2024January 1, 2025, Mark Haddon, Efficiency, Organization, Structure, 0 Mark Haddon Author · United Kingdom
But I said that you could still want something that is very unlikely to happen. Author, January 3, 2024January 1, 2025, Mark Haddon, Desire, Possibility, 0 Mark Haddon Author · United Kingdom
Madness doesn’t happen to someone alone. Very few people have experiences that are theirs alone. Author, January 3, 2024January 1, 2025, Mark Haddon, Isolation, Mental health, Shared experiences, 0 Mark Haddon Author · United Kingdom
The secret of contentment lay in ignoring many things completely. Author, January 3, 2024January 1, 2025, Mark Haddon, Contentment, Ignorance, Simplicity, 0 Mark Haddon Author · United Kingdom
How wealthy the gods would be if we remembered the promises we made when we were in danger. Jean de La Fontaine Poet · France
Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable. Read explanation Jean de La Fontaine Poet · France
Such gluttony second to none Almost ended fatally When a bone choked a wolf as he gulped what he ate Jean de La Fontaine Poet · France
