The romantic idealism of my youth has been replaced with realism and hard work at what I love. Monique Roffey Read Quote
All my books explore fatherhood. I look at what it means to have a big father figure at the centre: sometimes they’re a good father, sometimes bad. Monique Roffey Read Quote
The person I love most is the Dalai Lama. China destroyed his country, yet he says that it’s imperative we show love for the Chinese. Monique Roffey Read Quote
New Year’s Eve is not about having a big party for me. It’s a time of reflection, and I often go on spiritual retreats. Monique Roffey Read Quote
I made myself unhappy measuring my love against a given norm. The truth is, we make ourselves happy in among a wide variety of loves; all count. Monique Roffey Read Quote
Long-term heterosexual monogamy is still the dominant model: men and women still want to pair for a long period of time. Monique Roffey Read Quote
While I am most at home in London, I cannot really label myself as either British or Trinidadian. I write in the English language and live in the U.K. I find it hard to say that I am an entirely British writer, especially when I supported Trinidad in the 2006 World Cup and also support the West Indies cricket team. Monique Roffey Read Quote
Trinidadians love speaking their own English; it’s full of poetic forms and can be playful and lyrical and comical. Trinidadians are verbal acrobats, and I love being on the island just to hear the people speak. Monique Roffey Read Quote
My parents had a long and eventful marriage and were always a bit like movie stars to me when they were young. Monique Roffey Read Quote
The White Woman on the Green Bicycle’ is a love story mapped onto an unfolding political tragedy: that of the failure of the Independence era in Trinidad. Monique Roffey Read Quote
