But at the same time, I have trouble keeping things out of books, which is why I don't write short stories because they turn into novels.
Jonathan CoeI like the idea of a big caesura between the narratives, a space which readers can fill in with their own speculative history.
Jonathan CoeWe say, 'Shall we meet for a drink?', as though drinking were the main end of the appointment, and the matter of company only incidental, we are so shy about admitting our need for one another.[...]We say, 'Would you like to come for some coffee?', as though it were less frightening to acknowledge that we are heavily dependent on mildly stimulating drinks, than to acknowledge that we are at all dependent on the companionship of other people.
Jonathan Coe