Inequality in the developed world fell for most of the 20th century; we can make it fall for most of the 21st century, too. But it won’t happen without sustained pressure on politicians from electorates. John Lanchester Read Quote
If we are going to remake society in the image of the fight against terrorism and put that secret fight at the heart of our democratic order – which is the way we’re heading – we need to discuss it, and in public. John Lanchester Read Quote
Photography brought a lot to painting because it forced artists to think about what painting could do that photography couldn’t. John Lanchester Read Quote
I grew up abroad, and when I first passed through London in the 1970s, it seemed a drab and provincial place. John Lanchester Read Quote
When I first travelled to New York in 1982 on a summer holiday as a student, I remember thinking how exciting it was, how energising it felt, and also how it felt dangerous – it was a place where you could make a wrong turn, either geographically or just in a human interaction, and suddenly find yourself in trouble. John Lanchester Read Quote
In the world where people with money overlap with restaurants and try to work out how to make more money, one of the things they talk about is the desire to find ‘the new pizza.’ This means a new mass-market product that can be made quickly and eaten both on the premises and as a takeaway. John Lanchester Read Quote
Once I’ve properly finished a book, my ideal state of being would be to never think about it again. But with ‘Capital,’ I felt I’d spent so much time with the characters that they were very, very real, and I definitely had a sense of loss about leaving them behind in a way I’ve not quite had before. John Lanchester Read Quote
I remember, the first few years here, I didn’t like London much: too big, too crowded, the physical difficulty of getting around. John Lanchester Read Quote
