I knew there was a story; once you find a dog with a fork through it, you know there's a story there.

Quote by Mark Haddon

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I was born too late for steam trains and a lazy eye meant I'd never...

I was born too late for steam trains and a lazy eye meant I'd never...

I don't remember deciding to become a writer. You decide to become a dentist or...

I don't remember deciding to become a writer. You decide to become a dentist or...

I've written 16 children's books and five unpublished novels. Some of the latter were breathtakingly...

I've written 16 children's books and five unpublished novels. Some of the latter were breathtakingly...

I think the U.K. is too small to write about from within it and still...

I think the U.K. is too small to write about from within it and still...

If one book's done this well, you want to write another one that does just...

If one book's done this well, you want to write another one that does just...

I've worked in television long enough to know that when you stop enjoying that type...

I've worked in television long enough to know that when you stop enjoying that type...

If kids like a picture book, they're going to read it at least 50 times....

If kids like a picture book, they're going to read it at least 50 times....

I think most writers feel like they're on the outside looking in much of the...

I think most writers feel like they're on the outside looking in much of the...

I started writing books for children because I could illustrate them myself and because, in...

I started writing books for children because I could illustrate them myself and because, in...