“I like to push characters to extremes so they have to make really tough decisions and there is no life more extreme than that of an athlete.” CharacterDecisionToughAthleteExtremesTough DecisionsTwo ExtremesMaking Tough Decisions Author:Chris Cleave
“I think, in common with a lot of novelists, I wasn't the most athletic guy at school.” ThinkingSchoolGuyCommonNovelistsAthletic Author:Chris Cleave
“I'm always determined that as a novelist I'm going to go out there and research my characters very thoroughly before I start writing.” WritingCharacterResearchDeterminedNovelists Author:Chris Cleave
“The Daily Mail can't say 'asylum-seeker' without saying 'foreign criminal' in the same sentence. I'm sure it's practically editorial policy.” PolicySentencesCriminalsMailSeekersAsylumsEditorialsAsylum SeekersDaily Mail Author:Chris Cleave
“There's what people say, and there's what people mean, and I like to explore the difference between the two.” PeopleMeanTwoDifferences Author:Chris Cleave
“I think that the relationship between two top-level athletes who are rivals is one of the most fascinating human relationships to explore. It's always one atom away from being a tragedy.” ThinkingHumansTwoLevelsTragedyAthleteFascinatingAtomsRivalsHuman RelationsHuman Relationships Author:Chris Cleave