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Mark Haddon Quotes

Find the extraordinary inside the ordinary Picture Quote #1

I find people confusing Picture Quote #1

I could invent another world. I’m not terribly keen on this one Picture Quote #1

Many children’s writers don’t have children of their own Picture Quote #1

Many childrens writers don’t have children of their own Picture Quote #1

I think good books have to make a few people angry Picture Quote #1

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... and there was nothing to do except to wait and to hurt Picture Quote #1

You love someone, you’ve got to let something go Picture Quote #1

Well, we’re meant to be writing stories today Picture Quote #1

.. and only sticks and stones can break my bones Picture Quote #1

I want my name to mean me Picture Quote #1

I could invent another world. I’m not terribly keen on this one Picture Quote #1

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The secret of contentment lay in ignoring many things completely Picture Quote #1

I really like the idea of being a bit unpredictable. I’m known for being a nice, easy-going person with a straightforward exterior. So I think a bit of me wants to be sort of sly and devious Picture Quote #1

Bore children, and they stop reading. There’s no room for self-indulgence or showing off or setting the scene Picture Quote #1

Jane Austen was writing about boring people with desperately limited lives. We forget this because we’ve seen too many of her books on screen Picture Quote #1

There’s something with the physical size of America... American writers can write about America and it can still feel like a foreign country Picture Quote #1

A lot of roles for people with disabilities are quite patronising. It’s a real pity when they are just used to give dull PC kudos to a drama, or when they’re wheeled on in a tokenistic way without any real involvement in the plot Picture Quote #1

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As a teenager, I was always this strange mixture of kind of vice-captain of the rugby team and sensitive artist type the rest of the time. I was sent away to this public school in the middle of nowhere, and I think we managed to completely miss out on normal youth culture Picture Quote #1

I have very fond memories of swimming in Walden Pond when we lived in Boston. You’d swim past a log and see all these turtles sunning themselves. Slightly disturbing if you thought about how many more were swimming around your toes, but also rather wonderful Picture Quote #1

There’s something rather wonderful about the fact that Oxford is a very small city that contains most of the cultural and metropolitan facilities you could want, in terms of bookshops, theatre, cinema, conversation. But it’s near enough to London to get here in an hour, and it’s near enough to huge open spaces without which I would go insane Picture Quote #1

Most murders are committed by someone who is known to the victim. In fact, you are most likely to be murdered by a member of your own family on Christmas day Picture Quote #1

Siobhan said that when you are writing a book you have to include some descriptions of things. I said that I could take photographs and put them in the book. But she said the idea of a book was to describe things using words so that people could read them and make a picture in their own head Picture Quote #1

On the fifth day, which was a Sunday, it rained very hard. I like it when it rains hard. It sounds like white noise everywhere, which is like silence but not empty Picture Quote #1

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Things can be funny when people are uneasy. It softens them up and stops them falling asleep on the sofa. I like those moments where people half-smile and half-wince Picture Quote #1

Jane Austen writes about these humdrum lives with such empathy that they seem endlessly fascinating Picture Quote #1

I am quite amazed how, when people earn lots of money, they think they have to spend it on things that give them access to the club constituted by the people who are in their tax bracket Picture Quote #1

I like having my back pressed against a wall and being made to work harder so I don’t embarrass myself Picture Quote #1

I’ve written 16 children’s books and five unpublished novels. Some of the latter were breathtakingly bad Picture Quote #1

Children simply don’t make the distinction; a book is either good or bad. And some of the books they think are good are very, very bad indeed Picture Quote #1

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Find the extraordinary inside the ordinary (Mark Haddon Quotes) I find people confusing (Mark Haddon Quotes) I could invent another world. I’m not terribly keen on this one. (Mark Haddon Quotes) Many children’s writers don’t have children of their own (Mark Haddon Quotes) Many childrens writers don’t have children of their own (Mark Haddon Quotes) I think good books have to make a few people angry (Mark Haddon Quotes) ... and there was nothing to do except to wait and to hurt (Mark Haddon Quotes) You love someone, you’ve got to let something go (Mark Haddon Quotes) Well, we’re meant to be writing stories today (Mark Haddon Quotes) .. and only sticks and stones can break my bones (Mark Haddon Quotes) I want my name to mean me (Mark Haddon Quotes) I could invent another world. I’m not terribly keen on this one (Mark Haddon Quotes) The secret of contentment lay in ignoring many things completely (Mark Haddon Quotes) I really like the idea of being a bit unpredictable. I’m known for being a nice, easy-going person with a straightforward exterior. So I think a bit of me wants to be sort of sly and devious (Mark Haddon Quotes) Bore children, and they stop reading. There’s no room for self-indulgence or showing off or setting the scene (Mark Haddon Quotes) Jane Austen was writing about boring people with desperately limited lives. We forget this because we’ve seen too many of her books on screen (Mark Haddon Quotes) There’s something with the physical size of America... American writers can write about America and it can still feel like a foreign country (Mark Haddon Quotes) A lot of roles for people with disabilities are quite patronising. It’s a real pity when they are just used to give dull PC kudos to a drama, or when they’re wheeled on in a tokenistic way without any real involvement in the plot (Mark Haddon Quotes) As a teenager, I was always this strange mixture of kind of vice-captain of the rugby team and sensitive artist type the rest of the time. I was sent away to this public school in the middle of nowhere, and I think we managed to completely miss out on normal youth culture (Mark Haddon Quotes) I have very fond memories of swimming in Walden Pond when we lived in Boston. You’d swim past a log and see all these turtles sunning themselves. Slightly disturbing if you thought about how many more were swimming around your toes, but also rather wonderful (Mark Haddon Quotes) There’s something rather wonderful about the fact that Oxford is a very small city that contains most of the cultural and metropolitan facilities you could want, in terms of bookshops, theatre, cinema, conversation. But it’s near enough to London to get here in an hour, and it’s near enough to huge open spaces without which I would go insane (Mark Haddon Quotes) Most murders are committed by someone who is known to the victim. In fact, you are most likely to be murdered by a member of your own family on Christmas day (Mark Haddon Quotes) Siobhan said that when you are writing a book you have to include some descriptions of things. I said that I could take photographs and put them in the book. But she said the idea of a book was to describe things using words so that people could read them and make a picture in their own head (Mark Haddon Quotes) On the fifth day, which was a Sunday, it rained very hard. I like it when it rains hard. It sounds like white noise everywhere, which is like silence but not empty (Mark Haddon Quotes) Things can be funny when people are uneasy. It softens them up and stops them falling asleep on the sofa. I like those moments where people half-smile and half-wince (Mark Haddon Quotes) Jane Austen writes about these humdrum lives with such empathy that they seem endlessly fascinating (Mark Haddon Quotes) I am quite amazed how, when people earn lots of money, they think they have to spend it on things that give them access to the club constituted by the people who are in their tax bracket. (Mark Haddon Quotes) I like having my back pressed against a wall and being made to work harder so I don’t embarrass myself. (Mark Haddon Quotes) I’ve written 16 children’s books and five unpublished novels. Some of the latter were breathtakingly bad. (Mark Haddon Quotes) Children simply don’t make the distinction; a book is either good or bad. And some of the books they think are good are very, very bad indeed. (Mark Haddon Quotes)

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