And I go out of Father's house and I walk down the street, and it is very quiet even thought it is the middle of the day and I can't hear any noise except birds singing and wind and sometimes buildings falling down in the distance, and if I stand very close to traffic lights I can hear a little click as the colors change.
Mark HaddonEvery life is narrow. Our only escape is not to run away, but to learn to love the people we are and the world in which we find ourselves.
Mark HaddonFiction that responds to recent world events is a hostage to fortune because all momentous events look very different a year, two years, three years later.
Mark HaddonMadness doesn't happen to someone alone. Very few people have experiences that are theirs alone.
Mark Haddon