“We all possess, like it or not, the people we know, and are possessed by them in turn.” — William Boyd Knows Copy Share Image
“Hot crumpets with butter and jam - what could be more ambrosial?” — William Boyd Crumpets Copy Share Image
“I experienced a form of grief so intense and pure I thought it would kill me.” — William Boyd Death Copy Share Image
“It terrifies me, the fragility of these moments in our lives.” — William Boyd Fragility Copy Share Image
“I felt truly happy for the first time in years. Such moments should be logged and noted.” — William Boyd First time Copy Share Image
“I don’t have many photographs of myself – a trait common to most professional photographers” — William Boyd Photographers Copy Share Image
I have teken refuge in the doctrine that advises one not to seek tranquility in certainty but in permanently suspended judgement. — William Boyd Advise Copy Share Image
“Here at its extremities the terrified transients gathered, gazing out at the vast refulgent ocean for some sign of security.” — William Boyd Afraid Copy Share Image
“Are there aspects of our lives - things we do, feel and think - that we daren't confess, even to ourselves, even… — William Boyd Confess Copy Share Image
In some ways, you could argue, television is doing far more interesting work than the movies. It's more fulfilling. — William Boyd Argue Copy Share Image
“It’s funny how, sometimes, one can be so convinced, so utterly certain, about something as entirely fickle as strong emotion” — William Boyd Strong Emotion Copy Share Image
Film is a medium of clear lines and broad strikes - which can be fantastic - but compared to the subtleties and… — William Boyd Books Copy Share Image
“David Gascoyne once told me that the only point of keeping a journal was to concentrate of the personal, the diurnal minutiae,… — William Boyd Keeping a journal Copy Share Image
“Is it possible to live reasonably without lying? Do lies form the natural foundation of all human relationships, the thread that stitches… — William Boyd Human relationship Copy Share Image
“what is the opposite of a mistake? And I realised there wasn’t a word, in fact, precisely because a mistake always arises… — William Boyd Best intentions Copy Share Image
“Wouldn’t it be wiser to experience the day ahead and savour it, as if it were my last, and postpone for a… — William Boyd Anticipation Copy Share Image
I stood there in the kitchen, watching her staring across the meadow still searching for her nemesis and I thought, suddenly, that… — William Boyd Common Copy Share Image
“So much for my great vendetta, so much for the tireless hunt for my betrayer. Isn't this how life turns out, more… — William Boyd Life Copy Share Image
It's amazing how sudden the effect is - it must be the result of a deep atavistic mating urge buried inside us.… — William Boyd Body Copy Share Image
I can bore for England on the subject of James Bond. But I knew I couldn't do it frivolously; I had to… — William Boyd Absolutely Copy Share Image
“Why does the sea induce these feelings of transcendence in us? Is it because an unobstructed view of overarching sky meeting endlessly… — William Boyd Transcendence Copy Share Image
“They are all about romance, about life's excitement and adventure and it's essential sadness and transience. They savour everything both fine and… — William Boyd Adventure Copy Share Image
“Sitting in this small pub with its cool flagged floor, listening to the murmuring voices of the haymakers and the click of… — William Boyd Drinking beer Copy Share Image
“Maybe we should go by tube', he said. A taxi'll come', she said. 'I'm in no hurry'. She remembered something a woman… — William Boyd Gaze Copy Share Image
“The pleasures of my life here are simple – simple, inexpensive and democratic. A warm hill of Marmande tomatoes on a roadside… — William Boyd Cold beer Copy Share Image
“When we parted, she held on to me tight and said, "I love you, Logan. Don't let's lose touch.' I couldn't stop… — William Boyd Death Copy Share Image
“She found a mossy hollow between the roots of a tree and, putting on her mackintosh, huddled down in her makeshift bed.… — William Boyd Looking forward Copy Share Image
“Do you know that feeling? When you meet someone and you know? The sudden hollowing out of your torso, as if your… — William Boyd Fear Copy Share Image
“All film technique, I am convinced (and like many of my theories I am probably alone in adhering to it), originates in… — William Boyd Cinema Copy Share Image
