6 Quotes & Sayings By A S Byatt

An author and a critic, A. S. Byatt is one of the major figures in contemporary British literature. Her novels include the Booker Prize-winning "The Whistler" and "Possession," which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize, as well as "Fermata," "Loitering with Intent," and "The Summer Without Men." Her work has been translated into twenty-four languages Read more

She is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and the Royal Society of Literature. She lives in London with her husband and daughter.

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The true exercise of freedom is-can-nily and wisely and with grace-to move inside what space confines-and not seek to know what lies beyond and cannot be touched or tasted. A. S. Byatt
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I acquired a hunger for fairy tales in the dark days of blackout and blitz in the Second World War. A. S. Byatt
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I watch a lot of sport on television. I only watch certain sports, and I only watch them live - I don't think I've ever been able to watch a replay of a match or game of which the result was already decided. I feel bound to cheat and look up what can be looked up. A. S. Byatt
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As a little girl, I didn't like stories about little girls. I liked stories about dragons and beasts and princes and princesses and fear and terror and the Four Musketeers and almost anything other than nice little girls making moral decisions about whether to tell the teacher about what the other little girl did or did not do. A. S. Byatt
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I am a profound pessimist both about life and about human relations and about politics and ecology. Humans are inadequate and stupid creatures who sooner or later make a mess, and those who are trying to do good do a lot more damage than those who are muddling along. A. S. Byatt