British - Writer | October 20, 1967 -
Character is always my driving force. And to tell a good story and to provide an entertaining read.
Monica Ali
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I rarely get a moment to myself, but I love the way that my agenda is dictated by the children, not my work.
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I wish I got a lie-in on Saturday mornings but I never do.
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I guess there's a sort of cycle with writing books. There's all the researching and then the imagining and writing - which is the real job - and then there's always a period when the book comes out and you have to lift your head and venture out.
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You know how if you're born in a certain situation you always expect your life to run on a steady trajectory? I've never really had a sense of that. I assume that life is going to go up and down.
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I was always an outsider, always standing outside, observing and trying to figure things out. Which is exactly what you need to do as a writer, I suppose.
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