Quotes by Mcewan, Ian

Politics is the enemy of the imagination. >>

One has to have the courage of one's pessimism. >>

By concentrating on what is good in people, by appealing to their idea >>

Quotations about Literature

The liveliness of literature lies in its exceptionality, in being the >>

When we read of human beings behaving in certain ways, with the approv >>

In literature, as in love, we are astonished at the choice made by oth >>

It is not the first duty of the novelist to provide blueprints for insurrection, or uplifting tales of successful resistance for the benefit of the opposition. The naming of what is there is what is important.

Mcewan, Ian