Of course I know that the twins are only words on a page, and I'm certainly not the sort of writer who… — Michel Faber Copy Share Image
I get increasingly respectful of people who have faith and increasingly creeped out by them. — Michel Faber Copy Share Image
So many books that have Christian characters but are written by atheists mercilessly pillory and mock and question the motives of people… — Michel Faber Copy Share Image
I strive to use references that may still make some kind of sense once our age has passed into history. That robs… — Michel Faber Copy Share Image
I never, ever want to be in a position where people are sitting round a table, saying, 'We've got this book. I… — Michel Faber Copy Share Image
I think throughout the 20th century, for some reason, serious writers increasingly had contempt for the average reader. You can really see… — Michel Faber Copy Share Image
Of course it's fun writing about an egomaniac, but I know there are going to be reviewers who've never met me, who… — Michel Faber Copy Share Image
Art is head space that is very exclusive: it shuts people out; other people cease to exist. — Michel Faber Copy Share Image
Very few stories embody a human truth so definitively that we cannot think of the truth without remembering the story and cannot… — Michel Faber Copy Share Image
And you know what people immediately start looking for, five minutes after they arrive someplace new? You know what's on their minds?… — Michel Faber Copy Share Image
One of the things my success as an author has forced me to face is how dysfunctional... Maybe that's a strong word, but how… — Michel Faber Copy Share Image
“One of Lucy's admirers took to her, apparently." "Took to her?" echoes William, his own feelings for Sugar causing him to construe the phrase… — Michel Faber Copy Share Image
“Because I must do something while I still can. Each soul is still incalculably precious.” — Michel Faber Copy Share Image
“She sings on and on, while the house is discreetly dusted all around her and, in the concealed and subterranean kitchen, a naked duck,… — Michel Faber Copy Share Image
My energies get used up quite quickly, and the psychic space I'm in when I write is a very lonely one, so I found… — Michel Faber Copy Share Image
When we ask bureaucrats to identify who is responsible for fixing anything, they reassure us that there are 'procedures in place.' — Michel Faber Copy Share Image
“Yes, seven years old she was, when she finally plucked up the courage to ask her mother what Christmas was all about, and Mrs… — Michel Faber Copy Share Image
Of course I know that the twins are only words on a page, and I'm certainly not the sort of writer who talks to… — Michel Faber Copy Share Image
“Isn't Heaven reward enough, without needing to see the damned punished?” — Michel Faber Copy Share Image
