The past is a cupboard full of light and all you have to do is find the key that opens the door.
Kate AtkinsonHe was born a politician. No, Ursula thought, he was born a baby, like everyone else. And this is what he has chosen to become.
Kate AtkinsonHindsight's a wonderful thing. If we all had it there would be no history to write about.
Kate AtkinsonI think about death a lot, I really do, because I can't believe I won't exist. It's the ego isn't it? I feel that I should retreat into a better form of Zen Buddhism than this kind of ego-dominated thing. But I don't know, I mean, I want to come back as a tree but I suspect that it's just not going to happen, is it?
Kate Atkinson