Michel Faber : (3) " ‘A Christmas Carol’ is an extravagantly symbolic thing – as rich in symbols as Christmas pudding is rich in raisins. " - Michel Faber " I think that if you are a serious writer, you are almost obligated to provide the intelligent average reader with something that they can relate to and care about. If you are writing only for a tiny elite, then that surely should sound alarm bells. " - Michel Faber " Really good books need a chaos element: something weird or inexplicable. " - Michel Faber