“She supposed she was a little cog in the big wheel of Empire. “Nothing wrong with being a cog,” Maurice said, himself… — Kate Atkinson Cogs Copy Share Image
“... the doors of perception are hanging crazily off their hinges these days.” — Kate Atkinson Doors of perception Copy Share Image
“Vinny rarely leaves the house so when she does it's an occasion of some importance to her. She spends a lot of… — Kate Atkinson Looking forward Copy Share Image
“Long lazy days like these will never come again in your life. You think they will but they won't.' -Sylvie” — Kate Atkinson Lazy day Copy Share Image
Sometimes it was harder to change the past than it was the future. — Kate Atkinson Harder Copy Share Image
Writing for me is quite a plastic form, a kind of mental sculpture, although that sounds weird. It acquires its character and… — Kate Atkinson Acquires Copy Share Image
“Fine,’ she said, using the universal Scottish word for every state of being from ‘I’m dying in anguish’ to ‘I’m experiencing euphoric… — Kate Atkinson Death Copy Share Image
Alternate history fascinates me, as it fascinates all novelists, because 'What if?' is the big thing. — Kate Atkinson Because Copy Share Image
“... the great novels of the world were about three things - death, money and sex. Occasionally a whale.” — Kate Atkinson Books Copy Share Image
I find the past so fascinating. Photographs are strange, almost surreal, almost here yet gone. I slip into thinking what the past… — Kate Atkinson Ambience Copy Share Image
“He had taken a few days' leave from his army training and they had taken refuge in the Charing Cross Hotel while… — Kate Atkinson Fitness Copy Share Image
“It was the kind of summer evening that made Ursula want to be alone. 'Oh,' Izzie said, 'You're at an age when… — Kate Atkinson Coming of age Copy Share Image
“I always thought the girl in that picture had the look of a frog about her,” Nancy said, thinking, I look enigmatic… — Kate Atkinson Copy Share Image
Feminism is such an incredibly awkward word for us these days, isnt it? Not to be feminist would be bizarre, wouldnt it? — Kate Atkinson Awkward Copy Share Image
If you don't have a unique voice, then you're not really a writer. — Kate Atkinson Really Copy Share Image
“And who thought it was a good idea to rent bicycles to Italian adolescent language students? If hell did exist, which Jackson… — Kate Atkinson Students Copy Share Image
“Amelia envisaged that between York and the royal-infested Scottish Highlands there was a grimy wasteland of derelict cranes and abandoned mills and… — Kate Atkinson Fantasy Copy Share Image
“Just because something bad had happened to her doesn't mean it won't happen again.” — Kate Atkinson Copy Share Image
I spent four years doing a doctorate in postmodern American literature. I can recognize it when I see it. — Kate Atkinson American Copy Share Image
“You could guarantee a decent cup of coffee in Betty's, but it went beyond the decent coffee and the respectable girls (and… — Kate Atkinson Copy Share Image
“A woman should be a comfort and a relief, a restful pillow for the weary head.” — Kate Atkinson Copy Share Image
Ursula craved solitude but she hated loneliness, a conundrum that she couldn’t even begin to solve. — Kate Atkinson Conundrums Copy Share Image
“Ursula tried to remember what her own last words to her father had been. A nonchalant 'See you later,' she concluded. The… — Kate Atkinson Death Copy Share Image
