Jim Crace : (7)

" All the uncontrollable and unpredictable parts of my life – from the actual creation to my emotional responses to the finished book – I’ve succeeded in banishing to the office. And I think I’m happier for it. " - Jim Crace

" I have, I must admit, despised the English countryside for much of my life – despised it and avoided it for its want of danger and adventure. " - Jim Crace

" Retiring from writing is not to retire from life. " - Jim Crace

" I know the money is important, but, actually, the validation of your career that prizes give is what you really want. But the money is fabulous, too. " - Jim Crace

" Inside, Penlee House is without pretension. It is a space that knows its limitations and its strengths – and makes the most of them. " - Jim Crace

" In the U.K., a lot of writers won’t show up to support activist issues because they figure they’re already repairing the world. I don’t want to be one of those people. " - Jim Crace

" When a book goes well, it abandons me. I am the most abandoned writer in the world. " - Jim Crace