“I think vestigially there's a synesthete in me, but not like a real on...” — A. S. Byatt Quote

“I think vestigially there's a synesthete in me, but not like a real one who immediately knows what colour Wednesday is.”

“I have a dreadful fear that the more you try to prevent revealing the self, the more you do.”

“Cyclists. I really hate them. I wish they would not be so self-righteous and realise they are a danger to pedestrians. I wish cyclists would not vindictively snap off wing mirrors on cars when they were trying to cross in front of the car at a danger to motorists and pedestrians.”

“I remember being interviewed about my first novel, 'The Colour of Memory.' They kept using the expression 'your first novel,' and I said, 'No, I object to that phrase, because this is it for me.'”

“I have my own office, and I'm there during the evenings and weekends. But during the week, I'm sitting in the middle of my studio, talking with everybody, deciding together every detail, every pallette, every yarn, every colour.”

“To me colour is part of what makes you 'you,' but it's not your whole thing. I'm very aware of it but I don't think this needs to define everything that makes us who we are.”