Author: Mark Haddon

Quotes

Children simply don't make the distinction; a book is either good or bad. And some of the books they think are good are very, very bad indeed.

Children simply don't make the distinction; a book is either good or bad. And some of the books they think are good are very, very bad indeed.

- Mark Haddon

From a good book, I want to be taken to the very edge. I want a glimpse into that outer darkness.

From a good book, I want to be taken to the very edge. I want a glimpse into that outer darkness.

- Mark Haddon

Use your imagination, and you'll see that even the most narrow, humdrum lives are infinite in scope if you examine them with enough care.

Use your imagination, and you'll see that even the most narrow, humdrum lives are infinite in scope if you examine them with enough care.

- Mark Haddon

Madness doesn't happen to someone alone. Very few people have experiences that are theirs alone.

Madness doesn't happen to someone alone. Very few people have experiences that are theirs alone.

- Mark Haddon

As a kid, I didn't read a great deal of fiction, and I've forgotten most of what I did read.

As a kid, I didn't read a great deal of fiction, and I've forgotten most of what I did read.

- Mark Haddon

Most of my work consisted of crossing out. Crossing out was the secret of all good writing.

Most of my work consisted of crossing out. Crossing out was the secret of all good writing.

- Mark Haddon

Reading is a conversation. All books talk. But a good book listens as well.

Reading is a conversation. All books talk. But a good book listens as well.

- Mark Haddon

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