“Combine a left-leaning upbringing with a family with direct experience of the Holocaust and someone with aspirations to write and I guess, sooner or later, that person will have a stab at writing something about the Holocaust.” WritingPersonsLeftDirectAspirationHolocaustSooner Or LaterUpbringing Author:Elliot Perlman
“The peculiar striations that define someone's personality are too numerous to know, no matter how close the observer. A person we think we know can suddenly become someone else when previously hidden strands of his character are called to the fore by circumstance.” ThinkingKnowsPersonsMatterCharacterPersonalityCircumstancesPeculiarObserversStrands Author:Elliot Perlman
“At difficult times of my life, books have been an incredible comfort. When I was 12, I changed schools and my parents split up. It was then that I became addicted to reading. A great writer can attach themselves to your mind and heart, and you feel you understand the world better. As long as you have the capacity to read, you needn't be alone any more. I remember thinking as a child, "If I could give one person the comfort I keep getting from books, then I want to write."” IfsThinkingWorldWantGivingFeelsWritingMindHeartChildrenPersonsLongHas BeensArtBookSchoolRememberMotivationReadingParentDifficultChangedComfortCapacityIncrediblesIf I CouldSplitsHeart And MindDifficult TimesGreat WritersTime Of My Life Author:Elliot Perlman
