The concentration of the elite athlete is akin perhaps to the concentration of the writer.
Julia LeighI think it's restrictive to typecast myself as a novelist because I enjoy other forms of expression. I love literature and I love cinema.
Julia LeighThe great thing about being a writer is that you have a long, perhaps frighteningly long time in which to do your work.
Julia LeighOne of the most ephemeral and important things is atmosphere and tone and it's very hard to put your finger on what creates that.
Julia LeighI've never forgotten what it's like to be in your early twenties, which is not a particularly easy time. You've left your family, you've left the strictures of high school, and you're trying to break free and form yourself but you have to support yourself as well. We don't really give enough credence to that time of life and to its troubles.
Julia Leigh