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Jonathan Coe Quotes

They were written in the early 90s when I was strapped for cash Picture Quote #1

But I have always - ever since The Accidental Woman - written novels about individuals attempting to make choices in the context of situations over which they have no control Picture Quote #1

The writer I feel the most affinity with - you said you felt my books are 19th century novels, I think they’re 18th century novels - is Fielding, Henry Fielding, he’s the guy who does it for me Picture Quote #1

The more melancholy side of my literary personality is much in tune with BS Johnson’s Picture Quote #1

My only regret is that I signed away the world rights and in America they’ve been far and away my most successful books, but I never saw a cent from any of it Picture Quote #1

Contemporary Britain seems an endlessly fascinating place to me - but if I knew a little bit more about other places, and other times, maybe it wouldn’t Picture Quote #1

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But I have always - ever since The Accidental Woman - written novels about individuals attempting to make choices in the context of situations over which they have no control Picture Quote #1

As I said, I had no publisher for What a Carve Up! while I was writing it, so all we had to live off was my wife’s money and little bits I was picking up for journalism Picture Quote #1

But we are entitled to look for continuity in politics Picture Quote #1

But at the same time, I have trouble keeping things out of books, which is why I don’t write short stories because they turn into novels Picture Quote #1

I’m one of those unlucky people who had a happy childhood Picture Quote #1

Thatcherism has become bigger than she ever was Picture Quote #1

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Writers never feel comfortable having labels attached to them, however accurate they are Picture Quote #1

Objectivity is just male subjectivity Picture Quote #1

Ah, well, I have no talent for nonfiction, that’s my problem Picture Quote #1

I like the idea of a big caesura between the narratives, a space which readers can fill in with their own speculative history Picture Quote #1

But you can try to read books at the wrong time or for the wrong reasons Picture Quote #1

Luckily, in my case, I have managed, by writing, to do the one thing that I always wanted to do Picture Quote #1

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The plain fact is that she never really liked me, and never wanted me. I had been a mistake; and that, to some extent, is what I remain in my own eyes, to this day. The knowledge never goes, can never be undone. You just have to find a way to live with it Picture Quote #1

I like the rain before it falls. of course there is no such thing, she said. That’s why it’s my favorite. Something can still make you happy, can’t it, even if it isn’t real Picture Quote #1

You would go mad if you began to speculate about the impact your novel might have while you were still writing it Picture Quote #1

It seems to me that you would have to write a novel on a very small, intimate scale for it not to become political Picture Quote #1

I have two ideas for novels at the moment, neither of them all that conventional, but I’m not ready to choose between them yet, let alone settle down to the process of writing Picture Quote #1

As the books grew bigger and more ambitious, the situations in question sometimes became political ones, and so it became necessary to start painting in the social background on a scale which eventually became panoramic Picture Quote #1

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As soon as you start writing about how human beings interact with each other socially, you’re into politics, aren’t you? Picture Quote #1

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They were written in the early 90s when I was strapped for cash (Jonathan Coe Quotes) But I have always - ever since The Accidental Woman - written novels about individuals attempting to make choices in the context of situations over which they have no control. (Jonathan Coe Quotes) The writer I feel the most affinity with - you said you felt my books are 19th century novels, I think they’re 18th century novels - is Fielding, Henry Fielding, he’s the guy who does it for me (Jonathan Coe Quotes) The more melancholy side of my literary personality is much in tune with BS Johnson’s (Jonathan Coe Quotes) My only regret is that I signed away the world rights and in America they’ve been far and away my most successful books, but I never saw a cent from any of it (Jonathan Coe Quotes) Contemporary Britain seems an endlessly fascinating place to me - but if I knew a little bit more about other places, and other times, maybe it wouldn’t (Jonathan Coe Quotes) But I have always - ever since The Accidental Woman - written novels about individuals attempting to make choices in the context of situations over which they have no control (Jonathan Coe Quotes) As I said, I had no publisher for What a Carve Up! while I was writing it, so all we had to live off was my wife’s money and little bits I was picking up for journalism (Jonathan Coe Quotes) But we are entitled to look for continuity in politics (Jonathan Coe Quotes) But at the same time, I have trouble keeping things out of books, which is why I don’t write short stories because they turn into novels (Jonathan Coe Quotes) I’m one of those unlucky people who had a happy childhood (Jonathan Coe Quotes) Thatcherism has become bigger than she ever was (Jonathan Coe Quotes) Writers never feel comfortable having labels attached to them, however accurate they are (Jonathan Coe Quotes) Objectivity is just male subjectivity (Jonathan Coe Quotes) Ah, well, I have no talent for nonfiction, that’s my problem (Jonathan Coe Quotes) I like the idea of a big caesura between the narratives, a space which readers can fill in with their own speculative history (Jonathan Coe Quotes) But you can try to read books at the wrong time or for the wrong reasons (Jonathan Coe Quotes) Luckily, in my case, I have managed, by writing, to do the one thing that I always wanted to do (Jonathan Coe Quotes) The plain fact is that she never really liked me, and never wanted me. I had been a mistake; and that, to some extent, is what I remain in my own eyes, to this day. The knowledge never goes, can never be undone. You just have to find a way to live with it (Jonathan Coe Quotes) I like the rain before it falls. of course there is no such thing, she said. That’s why it’s my favorite. Something can still make you happy, can’t it, even if it isn’t real (Jonathan Coe Quotes) You would go mad if you began to speculate about the impact your novel might have while you were still writing it (Jonathan Coe Quotes) It seems to me that you would have to write a novel on a very small, intimate scale for it not to become political (Jonathan Coe Quotes) I have two ideas for novels at the moment, neither of them all that conventional, but I’m not ready to choose between them yet, let alone settle down to the process of writing (Jonathan Coe Quotes) As the books grew bigger and more ambitious, the situations in question sometimes became political ones, and so it became necessary to start painting in the social background on a scale which eventually became panoramic (Jonathan Coe Quotes) As soon as you start writing about how human beings interact with each other socially, you’re into politics, aren’t you? (Jonathan Coe Quotes)