As a child, I was consumed with a near-obsessive curiosity about what the world felt like for other creatures. John Burnside Read Quote
A mad person isn’t someone who sees what isn’t there; he’s someone who sees what is there but that others can’t see. I really believe that. John Burnside Read Quote
Irrationality interests me more than anything: sometimes it’s very dangerous, but it can be incredibly beautiful. John Burnside Read Quote
One day I was talking about what I was going to do next, and just found myself announcing it: ‘I’m going to write a book about my father.’ John Burnside Read Quote
My first book was a car crash. I tried to find all the copies and destroy them. John Burnside Read Quote
People will occasionally ask me if I understand what it’s like to be lonely. And the truth is I don’t, because for me, solitariness is a blessing, a gift. Me, I get on fine with myself. John Burnside Read Quote
Growing up, I lived in a house without art: no picture books on the shelves, no visits to museums, no posters on the bedroom wall. John Burnside Read Quote
Sometimes, when the wind hits hard and icicles form on the sea cliffs, we can all come together – and at those times, we are at our best. John Burnside Read Quote
