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I can bore for England on the subject of James Bond. But I knew I couldn't do it frivolously; I had to take it very seriously, however much fun I was having. And I had to make myself, you know, absolutely steeped in Bond and in Fleming and that world.

~William Boyd

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There's a sense in all my novels that nothing is certain.

~William Boyd

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When you experience bereavement at a youngish age, you suddenly realise that life is unjust and unfair, that bad things will happen, and you have to take that on board.

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My novels are often about people who are in love or attracted to each other.

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Human beings are interested in the human condition.

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I have this lock of hair that keeps falling across my forehead. It drives me mad.

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I tend to admire dead people more than the living. All too often, human reality diminishes the glowing reputation.

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I let people off the hook too easily.

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The last thing you know about yourself is your effect.

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As a novelist, where do you go to tap into memories, and impressions, and sensations? It's usually, in my experience, your early life, before you started thinking of yourself as a writer, because somehow those experiences are unadulterated.

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Novelist

Born: March 7th, 1952

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