I write essays to clear my mind. I write fiction to open my heart. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes clear essay fiction
As a novelist, I ask of myself only that I tell the truth and that I tell it beautifully. Taiye Selasi beautifullynovelisttruth Change image and share on social
I've written fiction for as long as I can remember; it's always been my preferred form of play. Taiye Selasi fictionformhave Change image and share on social
Being a twin, and being my sister's twin, is such a defining part of my life that I wouldn't know how to be who I am, including a writer, without that being somehow at the centre. Taiye Selasi centredefineinclude Change image and share on social
As a small business owner for the last 15 years, when I think of what truly changed my life, it was my faith, a strong family, my mom did a really, really good job of encouraging me in very clear and discernible ways. Tim Scott businesschangeclear share on social
I do read a lot, and I think in recent years the ratio between the amount of non-fiction and fiction has tipped quite considerably. I did read fiction as a teenager as well, mostly because I was forced to read fiction, of course, to go through high school. Daniel Tammet amountconsiderablyfiction share on social
I'll be writing essays long after I've stopped writing fiction. There is this unusually broad range in the non-fiction, but if you look at what I'm capable of as a novelist, I'm more limited. Geoff Dyer broadcapableessay Change image and share on social
