Writing a novel is a terrible experience, during which the hair often falls out and the teeth decay.
FLANNERY O’CONNOR (1925 – 1964)
Be amusing, never tell unkind stories; above all, never tell long ones. BENJAMIN DISRAELI (1804 – 1888)
Writers, like teeth, are divided into incisors and grinders.
WALTER BAGEHOT (1826 – 1877)
A poet might pulverize his brains without earning enough to feed a cat. JOHN TAYLOR, THE WATER POET ( 1578 – 1653)
Every artist makes herself born. It is very much harder than the other time, and longer.
WILLA CATHER (1873 – 1947)
I have no talent. It’s just the question of working, of being willing to put in the time.
GRAHAME GREENE (1904 – 1991)
About my book (Wide Sargasso Sea). It is done in the way that patchwork would be done if you had all the colours and all the pieces cut but not yet arranged to make a quilt. JEAN RHYS (1894 -1979)
There are four great motives for writing:
- Sheer egotism (uh oh)
- Aesthetic enthusiasm
- Historical impulse
- Political purpose
GEORGE ORWELL (1903 – 1950)
Finishing a book is just like you took a child out in the yard and shot it.
TRUMAN CAPOTE 1924 – 1984
victoria blake 
Great questions!
Well done with the answers!
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Thank you!
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Really interesting interview Victoria! Your father sounds a fascinating man. Fingers crossed for wider translation of your works 🙂
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Thanks Madame Bibi. At least The Return of the Courtesan is being read in Slovakia. According to wikipedia there are 5.4 million of them and 90% own their own houses and they have the longest maternity leave in the OECD. Well done, Slovakia! It’s amazing how interested you can get in a country when they buy the translation rights to your book!
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Lovely interview – and hooray for Slovakia!
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