Not being published would be great. When I say that to other writers they look at me as if I'm totally insane. — Kate Atkinson Being Copy Share Image
“I'm a shadow of my former self," she announces. Vinny was a shadow to begin with, now she's a shadow of a… — Kate Atkinson Identity Copy Share Image
“From the open French windows Sylvie watched Maurice erecting a makeshift tennis net, which mostly seemed to involve whacking everything in sight… — Kate Atkinson Copy Share Image
You must never believe everything they say about a person. Generally speaking, most of it will be lies, half-truths at best. — Kate Atkinson Believe Copy Share Image
“A good rule of thumb was that the more noise someone was making the less likely they were to die.” — Kate Atkinson Copy Share Image
I think you have to learn for yourself how to write. I'm slightly mystified by creative writing courses - God love them… — Kate Atkinson Because Copy Share Image
Hindsight's a wonderful thing. If we all had it there would be no history to write about. — Kate Atkinson Hindsight Copy Share Image
“It wasn't fair, he thought peevishly. "Who said life was fair?" his father had said to him a hundred times. He had… — Kate Atkinson Life Copy Share Image
“This was their third bar since Piccadilly and they were both agreed that the two of them were very drunk but had… — Kate Atkinson Drunk Copy Share Image
“What if this present were the world's last night' she said. 'The word present makes all the difference, don't you think? It… — Kate Atkinson Copy Share Image
The legacy of the fairy story in my brain is that everything will work out. In fiction it would be very hard… — Kate Atkinson Bad Copy Share Image
“ Truth is truth to the end of reckoning . What was that from? Measure for Measure ? But perhaps, truth was… — Kate Atkinson Measure for measure Copy Share Image
“Doing nothing was much more productive than people thought; Jackson often had his most profound insights when he appeared to be entirely… — Kate Atkinson Copy Share Image
Sylvia loved secrets and even if she didn't have any secrets she made sure that you thought she did. Amelia had no… — Kate Atkinson Amelia Copy Share Image
“Hindsight’s a wonderful thing,” Klara said. “If we all had it there would be no history to write about.” — Kate Atkinson Hindsight Copy Share Image
“He was one of those people who stared at you with a meaningful smile on their face, as if he was somehow… — Kate Atkinson Copy Share Image
I'm trying to take more nothing time - and that means sacrificing doing. It's partly to do with age, partly to do… — Kate Atkinson Actually Copy Share Image
“Martin couldn't imagine a world where there was no time to read.” — Kate Atkinson Time Copy Share Image
“Ursula craved solitude but she hated loneliness... At work, they regarded her as a person apart... They imagined there must be more… — Kate Atkinson Dark horse Copy Share Image
Sylvie’s knowledge, like Izzie's, was random yet far-ranging, ‘The sign that one has acquired one’s learning from reading novels rather than an… — Kate Atkinson Books Copy Share Image
“As I watch, the sky fills with clouds of snow feathers from every kind of bird there ever was and even some… — Kate Atkinson Bird Copy Share Image
“[T]he parent-child relationship was one way, you gave them all your love and they were under no obligation to pay a penny… — Kate Atkinson Icing on the cake Copy Share Image
“Mum had a Charles-and-Diana wedding mug that had survived longer than the marriage itself. Mum had worshipped Princess Di and frequently lamented… — Kate Atkinson Exercise Copy Share Image
