One of the things that happens to you if you write about restaurants - one of the reasons restaurant critics are the… — John Lanchester Business Copy Share Image
Why should the idea of Western liberal democracy automatically imply unregulated free-market capitalism? — John Lanchester Capitalism Copy Share Image
“of seatbelts as an opportunity to take up drunk-driving.” — John Lanchester Kindlehighlight Copy Share Image
Most people find they have to worry about money; if you don't ever, then in some fundamental way, you are cut off… — John Lanchester Find Copy Share Image
“Any flights would be taken business class, since Roger thought that the whole point of having money, if it had to be… — John Lanchester Bits Copy Share Image
“No, Roger had not seen the funny side. But there had been a moment when, after looking at his watch, he had… — John Lanchester Assembly Copy Share Image
In other words, RBS had its origins in a failed speculation, a bail-out, and a financial crash so big it helped destroy… — John Lanchester Bail Copy Share Image
“He had a simple maxim for all competitive or adversarial situations: work out what the other party least wants you to do,… — John Lanchester Adversaries Copy Share Image
Often, in horror films, the single most effective device for building a sense of scariness is the soundtrack: the clanking of chains,… — John Lanchester Building Copy Share Image
Once I've properly finished a book, my ideal state of being would be to never think about it again. But with 'Capital,'… — John Lanchester Books Copy Share Image
In an ideal world, one populated by vegetarians and Esperanto speakers, derivatives would be used for one thing only: reducing levels of… — John Lanchester Betting Copy Share Image
We don't want to think about money in an ideal life; in a well-lived life, money wouldn't be one of our primary… — John Lanchester Ideal Copy Share Image
“Humans make their own history, but not under circumstances of their choosing.” — John Lanchester Choices Copy Share Image
I'd like to pretend to be all Olympian and above it, as if this is a phenomenon I'm observing from a great… — John Lanchester Behavior Copy Share Image
“The artist says to the cosmos: All I ask is infinite love-is that so very wrong? And the cosmos doesn't even bother… — John Lanchester Art Copy Share Image
'Community,' that loaded word so beloved of politicians, is simply not a reality in most people's lives. It's normal for us to… — John Lanchester Community Copy Share Image
You heard people say forty was the new thirty and fifty was the new forty and sixty was the new forty-five, but… — John Lanchester Fifty Copy Share Image
Money isn't automatically freedom. You need to look carefully at what you're doing to earn the money before you can conclude that… — John Lanchester Free Copy Share Image
The early-'80s recession was good for good restaurants, not least because it put bad ones out of business. — John Lanchester Bad Copy Share Image
I have a horror of going down dead ends, which you can easily do with a novel, spending months on it and… — John Lanchester Back Copy Share Image
Once you learn to 'speak' money - which is what I felt I did through the research that led me to write… — John Lanchester Language Copy Share Image
Most British tapas bars aren't bars at all. They're restaurants that specialise in tapas. Nothing wrong with that, but it's a bit… — John Lanchester British Copy Share Image
'Austerity' is a real weasel word because it's an attempt to make something value-based and abstract out of something which, in reality,… — John Lanchester Abstract Copy Share Image
