Michelle Paver : (3)

" I saw myself as a trailblazer in the 1980s as a female lawyer in the City. It was exciting, as women were outnumbered by men five to one. But while I had this sense of trailblazing, in reality, I wasn’t pushing boundaries; it was just a personal myth I’d created, as I was doing a job I wasn’t enjoying. " - Michelle Paver

" All stories come from the subconscious – which is why it doesn’t make sense to over-plan. " - Michelle Paver

" I live on my own, happily, and I’ve never wanted children, but it did occur to me one day that there’s part of me in ‘Torak’ – he’s a loner, I’m a loner – as there’s part of me in ‘Renn,’ who’s quite waspish. I think, in some senses, ‘Torak’ is the son I never had. " - Michelle Paver