It's a very nice kind of quasi-fame being a writer, because you remain largely anonymous and you can have a private life, which I really cherish.... →
Khaled Hosseini
I find myself drawn to that period where children are about to leave childhood behind. When you're 12 years old, you still have one foot in... →
I am a great admirer of mystery and magic. Look at this life - all mystery and magic.
Harry Houdini
My professional life has been a constant record of disillusion, and many things that seem wonderful to most men are the every-day commonplaces of my... →
I think that if writers don't speak about real life, it's because they don't know it.
Michel Houellebecq
I admit that invective is one of my pleasures. This only brings me problems in life, but that's it. I attack, I insult. I have a gift for that... →
I think that there is a sharp contrast for most people between life at university, where they meet lots of people, and the moment when they enter the... →
A reactionary is someone who wants to return to a previous state - that's never a possibility in my books. For me, everything's irreversible... →
I find it an absolute pleasure to read travel guides, especially the Michelin guides, and their description of places I know I'll probably never... →
It's never nice to lose someone close to you; unfortunately, life goes on, and we have to make peace with it and move on.
Francois Hougaard