“In an oppressive society the truth-telling nature of literature is of ...” — Julian Barnes Quote

“In an oppressive society the truth-telling nature of literature is of a different order, and sometimes valued more highly than other elements in a work of art.”

“Grief seems at first to destroy not just all patterns, but also to destroy a belief that a pattern exists.”

“I'm a complete democrat in terms of who buys my books.”

“There will always be non-readers, bad readers, lazy readers - there always were.”

“Books say: she did this because. Life says: she did this. Books are where things are explained to you, life where things aren't.”

“I was initially planning to write about grief in terms of Eurydice and the myth thereof. By that point the overall metaphor of height and depth and flat and falling and rising was coming into being in my mind.”

“Why should a horror film be just a horror film? To me, The Company of Wolves is a fairy tale; it's got all those elements plus a lot more. And we know that fairy tales aren't innocent any more.”

“It could be a great script but the director is not the right person for me to work for at this time. So there are a lot of elements that come into play and a lot of variables, but more than anything it's got to be a great script and a great character.”

“To me, the most important elements in a theatre are the actors and the texts.”

“Certain elements may try to stretch this beyond what it is.”

“I think you can find all the elements that you can find in great literature in mundane experiences.”

“Everything I ask is a question from Tamron, like it or not. My team does not write my questions. We put together a segment. We talk about the elements that I want, but we have a conversation for that hour with our guests.”