Quotes by Mark Haddon

"I think one of the things you have to learn if you're going to create believable characters is never to make generalizations about groups of people."

"Most adults, unlike most children, understand the difference between a book that will hold them spellbound for a rainy Sunday afternoon and a book that will put them in touch with a part of themselves they didn't even know existed."

"I really like the idea of being a bit unpredictable. I'm known for being a nice, easy-going person with a straightforward exterior. So I think a bit of me wants to be sort of sly and devious."

"Reading is a conversation. All books talk. But a good book listens as well."

"Science and literature give me answers. And they ask me questions I will never be able to answer."

"Writing for children is bloody difficult books for children are as complex as their adult counterparts, and they should therefore be accorded the same respect."

"Use your imagination, and you'll see that even the most narrow, humdrum lives are infinite in scope if you examine them with enough care."

"I don't remember deciding to become a writer. You decide to become a dentist or a postman. For me, writing is like being gay. You finally admit that this is who you are, you come out and hope that no one runs away."