“I rarely get a moment to myself, but I love the way that my agenda is dictated by the children, not my work.” Quote by Monica Ali
“I wish I got a lie-in on Saturday mornings but I never do.” LyingWishMorningSaturdaySaturday Morning Author:Monica Ali
“I'm very eclectic in my music tastes - anything from Nina Simone to Beethoven to Talvin Singh.” TasteEclecticNinaEclectic StyleSingh Author:Monica Ali
“People always want to identify a writer with their protagonist.” PeopleWantProtagonists Author:Monica Ali
“I get really excited if I think I'm going to introduce somebody to a writer they haven't found before and I think they'll love. My favorite books to get as gifts are any that the giver is messianic about.” IfsThinkingBookFoundHavensMy FavoriteExcitedIntroducingGiverGet RealFavorite Book Author:Monica Ali
“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.” WritingBookRealJobsPeriodsLiftsCyclesVentureWriting A BookReal Jobs Author:Monica Ali
“I like Beryl Bainbridge a great deal, and she is a writer who absolutely demands to be read a second, third, and fourth time. I admire her great courage in leaving so much unsaid and asking the reader to really engage her brain.” DealsBrainReaderDemandThirdsAskingLeavingAdmireFourthUnsaid Author:Monica Ali
“I started writing 'Brick Lane' when my children were two years and five months old. We were on holiday in the north of England when I was overtaken by a compulsion to start writing.” WritingYearsChildrenTwoFiveMonthsEnglandMy ChildrenHolidayTwo YearsBricksCompulsionLanes Author:Monica Ali
“Kids are naturally inventive and curious and creative, but most adults have had that beaten out of them. Writing is a form of play; you have to get rid of all those internal censors that we adults have, the things that say, 'Don't go there, that's not allowed.” WritingPlayKidsFormCreativeAdultsCuriousInternalsBeaten Author:Monica Ali
“Some writers are more natural public performers than others; personally I find it quite strange giving interviews. But everyone has parts of their job that they like more than others. You can't complain if you get to do what you love doing most of the time, can you?” IfsGivingJobsNaturalStrangeComplainingInterviewsPerformersWhat You LoveGiving In Author:Monica Ali
“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.” IfsKnowsRunningLife IsCertainBornSituationKnow HowAssumingSteadyUp And DownTrajectory Author:Monica Ali