What interests me is the surprising enormous extent to which most people accept the fate that's been given to them, and find some dignity.
Kazuo IshiguroI work very regular hours, roughly 9 to 5:30. I think I have it much easier than a lot of parents. I just sit at home, I have a very flexible timetable, and I'm very fortunate in that I don't have money problems. I have lunch with my wife at home. I don't have to commute, so I have much more time with my family.
Kazuo IshiguroI think there is a huge difference between writers who have very big sales, and writers who have small sales. Even writers with very high reputations, even Nobel prize winners, often sell in very low figures.
Kazuo IshiguroAs with a wound on one's own body, it is possible to develop an intimacy with the most disturbing of things
Kazuo Ishiguro