“Films always make everyone else rich save the author.” — Susan Hill Quote

“Films always make everyone else rich save the author.”

“I've never written poetry. I'm not a poet, but I think the nearest you get is either the short story or the novella, in that you can't waste a word. There is no hiding place: everything's got to be seen to relate, and the prose counts.”

“Without turning prison life into something more meaningful, prisoners are more likely to reoffend.”

“I couldn't really experience being an author when I was still working in publishing - I was trying to negotiate being both. Sometimes the knowledge doesn't translate between the two roles.”

“Rupi Kaur is an author and poet who posts the most beautiful, thought-provoking excerpts on her Instagram.”

“The first lie of fiction is that the author gives some order to the chaos of life: chronological order, or whatever order the author chooses.”