“Funny how ye tell people a story to make a point and ye fail, ye fail, a total disaster. Not only do ye no… — James Kelman Copy Share Image
“Obviously as a writer you have to reflect on why your work is provoking such hostility, because all you want to do is write your stories as best you can. You're forced to reflect on, why is my work so upsetting for people? The agenda behind it is clear. They don't want to see these people in literature. These areas… — James Kelman Copy Share
Ninety-nine per cent of traditional English literature concerns people who never have to worry about money at all. We always seem to be watching or reading about emotional crises among folk who live in a world of great fortune both in matters of luck and money; stories and fantasies about rock stars and film stars, sporting millionaires and models; jet-setting… — James Kelman Copy Share
“...I used to think there was something up with any female that liked me, I mean, if she didni get bored with my company,… — James Kelman Copy Share Image
The beauty of prose fiction that I see is simply that in order to create something you need only pay attention to personal exigency. — James Kelman Copy Share Image
In prose fiction the freedom to work honestly exists, although you may have to fight for it. In those other areas of literature, I… — James Kelman Copy Share Image
“But lassies are trained for it, in a manner of speaking; it's part of the growing-up process for them, young females. It doesn't happen… — James Kelman Copy Share Image
Creativity is not passive, I don't see the creation of art as passive. — James Kelman Copy Share Image
Theoretical webs, dirty webs, fusty webs, old and shrivelling away into nothingness, a fine dust.Who needs that kind of stuff. Far far better getting… — James Kelman Copy Share Image
“There existed very long saxophones from years ago. The player sat on their chair like a cellist; that same sort of feeling to it… — James Kelman Copy Share Image
“Ye wake in a corner and stay there hoping yer body will disappear, the thoughts smothering ye; these thoughts; but ye want to remember… — James Kelman Copy Share Image
