Quotes by Mcewan, Ian

It is not the first duty of the novelist to provide blueprints for ins >>

By measuring individual human worth, the novelist reveals the full eno >>

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

Quotations about Writers and Writing

I don't regard Brecht as a man of iron-gray purpose and intellect, I t >>

I am always at a loss at how much to believe of my own stories. >>

The walls are the publishers of the poor. >>

You enter a state of controlled passivity, you relax your grip and accept that even if your declared intention is to justify the ways of God to man, you might end up interesting your readers rather more in Satan.

Mcewan, Ian