“Perhaps, all writers walk such a line. In general - as we all do in ou...” — Rose Tremain Quote

“Perhaps, all writers walk such a line. In general - as we all do in our dreams - I believe I put something of myself into all the characters in my novels, male as well as female.”

“So history is fertile territory for me and I think I could feel happy with any period of history, provided I had the right sources and the necessary time for the initial research.”

“When you've finished a piece of work you've had a kind of love affair with it.”

“Dreams that are planned are called frustration.”

“Genius is an African who dreams up snow.”

“I dreamed I was a butterfly, flitting around in the sky; then I awoke. Now I wonder: Am I a man who dreamt of being a butterfly, or am I a butterfly dreaming that I am a man?”