“Stealing things is a glorious occupations, particularly in the art wor...” — Malcolm Mclaren Quote

“Stealing things is a glorious occupations, particularly in the art world.”

“I've always embraced failure as a noble pursuit. It allows you to be anti whatever anyone wants you to be, and to break all the rules.”

“Sid Vicious began the age of participation in which everyone could be the artist. Sid proved that you don't have to play well to be the star. You can play badly, or not even at all. I endorsed that attitude. If you can't write songs, no problem - simply steal one and change it to your taste.”

“The most wonderful time to be in the art world was in the sixties, because it wasn't a business - there was no business of doing art.”

“I knew that I wanted to write about a very young woman because I wanted to see the eyes of the art world in a fresh or even slightly naive way. Because there's something very honest about entering a room and not having a read on everyone there.”

“The social dimension of the art world is fascinating to me, but I also want to entertain the reader, so I will let a character say something funny.”