Quotable

I am always hugely proud of the book I am just about to write--when it is in my head, before it turns out to be just another book.

Being a writer is like being a window-cleaner in a house or a castle where the windows are obscured by dirt and grime. Writing is like cleaning the windows so that people can see a view of the world they have never seen before. --Pauline Melville, talking to Financial Times