William Nicholson Quotes

We Are The Slaves Of Slaves

Why Should I Be Honored? Don't I Have Enough Attention, Comfort And Power Already?

There Is This Notion That The Lives Of The Comfortable-off Middle Class Don't Merit Being Treated Seriously And With Compassion.

There Are Dozens Of Great American Writers Who Write About The Family.

When I Began To Write Seriously, 40 Years Ago Now, My Chosen Form Was The Novel.

Today Begins My Walk With You. Where You Go, I Go. Where You Stay, I Stay. When You Sleep, I Will Sleep. When You Rise, I Will Rise. I Will Pass My Days Within The Sound Of Your Voice, And My Nights Within The Reach Of Your Hand. And None Shall Come Between Us. - Manth Vow

He Accepted What Each Moment Brough Him, And Never Troubled Himself With Matters That Were Outside His Control.

Use Your Power Gently.

If You Die, I'll Die.' 'but Is You Live, I'll Live.' - Bowman And Kestrel, Firesong

A Well-off Plastic Surgeon Can Suffer Just As Much As An Irish Lad Who Has Been Abused Or Whatever.

We Read To Know We're Not Alone.

Madly, Futilely, I Wrote Novel After Novel, Eight In All, That Failed To Find A Publisher. I Persisted Because For Me The Novel Was The Supreme Literary Form: Not Just One Among Many, Not A Relic Of The Past, But The Way We Communicate To One Another The Subtlest Truths About This Business Of Living.