I am political. But not politically active. I’m not my dad. I’ll never write polemic, as he did. Kate Thompson Read Quote
There’s only one set of books I’ve written that I knew was going to be more than one book at the beginning, and those are the ‘Missing Link’ books. Kate Thompson Read Quote
I always had an awful lot going on in my head, always telling myself stories, very vivid imagination. Kate Thompson Read Quote
I came to writing because I joined the North Clare Writers’ Workshop, which met every week at Ennistymon Library. Kate Thompson Read Quote
I’ve always felt a bit hard done by in England – you know, I’ve won the Bisto three times in Ireland, but it has felt like nobody has even heard of me in my home country. Kate Thompson Read Quote
I found it really hard for a couple of years to do any writing because all I wanted to do was play the fiddle. From the minute I took it up, I just couldn’t put it down. Kate Thompson Read Quote
What I do find enormously gratifying is the reviews my books get from the American press. They are so on the ball compared to anywhere else. It’s so satisfying to get a review that conveys the reader understood precisely what I was trying to get at. Kate Thompson Read Quote
I find it very difficult to say no when I’m in Ireland. You do end up going around doing lots of events and things and not getting work done, and it’s not just a question of having hours at the desk. Kate Thompson Read Quote
I wasn’t that bothered with school; I was too mad into horses. But I liked reading and was good enough at English and always liked music. Kate Thompson Read Quote