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Art is inspiring. Walking into a gallery, or when the lights go up on a stage; that thrill of getting something that has nothing to do with acquisition.

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Remove all the traffic lights, yellow lines, one-way systems and road markings, and let blissful anarchy prevail. I imagine it would produce a kind of harmony.

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In England, rain was thin and cold, and made you hunch up inside your coat, walking home from the bus stop. In Jamaica, it was wide and thick and invited you to step into it, and see how wet you could get, and be thrilled that it was warmer than the sea and warmer than your skin; it was abandon.

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I think if you write about human relationships, you're always exploring the psyche and the soul. I don't separate certain - perhaps more extreme - things that people do from others.

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I'm never happy with what I've written. You imagine, before you start, there's a cathedral, and the moment it starts on the page, it's a garden shed. And then you just try to make it the best shed you can.

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I like to come into my workspace and feel it's a living environment and not frozen, which is why I often change or add to the pictures on the wall.

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I think that we are all much closer to our childhood selves than we often think, so when we read about childhood, it can surprise us how immediate or moving it is, when perhaps those feelings are just there, waiting to be accessed all the time.

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I don't consciously use my own life or experience at all.

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I try not to picture a reader when I'm writing. It's like trying to make a great table but not picturing anybody sitting at it.

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I have a study now - I used not to. I also love working in cafes; ignoring noise is good for concentration.

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Novelist

Born: Unknown

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