How do you say a thing at all, at the end of the day? How do you say what’s in your mind? And as soon as you say what you actually have in mind, it’s wrong, isn’t it? — Ciaran Carson Copy Share Image
“I think a writer should always be surprised; and the more I write, the more it seems that the language itself, when explored with humility, is always deeper and more accurate than what the author thought he had in mind.” — Ciaran Carson Copy Share Image
How do you say a thing at all, at the end of the day? How do you say what’s in your mind? And as… — Ciaran Carson Copy Share Image
“There are three points about stories: if told, they like to be heard; if heard, they like to be taken in; and if taken… — Ciarán Carson Copy Share Image
“The hero's light sprang from his forehead, long and thick as a warrior's whetstone, long as a prow, and he clattered with rage as… — Ciarán Carson Copy Share Image
Where am I coming from? Where am I going? A fusillade of question marks. — Ciaran Carson Copy Share Image
There's a whole language out there, and one's role as a writer is to stumble around in it. — Ciaran Carson Copy Share Image
I am reminded, now, of Leonardo's advice to painters: You should fix your eyes, he says, on certain walls stained with damp. You will… — Ciaran Carson Copy Share Image
“I think a writer should always be surprised; and the more I write, the more it seems that the language itself, when explored with… — Ciaran Carson Copy Share Image
