Mother used to say it meant Christopher was a nice name because it was a story about being kind and helpful, but I do not want my name to mean a story about being kind and helpful. I want my name to mean me.
Mark HaddonAs a teenager, I was always this strange mixture of kind of vice-captain of the rugby team and sensitive artist type the rest of the time. I was sent away to this public school in the middle of nowhere, and I think we managed to completely miss out on normal youth culture.
Mark HaddonI knew there was a story; once you find a dog with a fork through it, you know there's a story there.
Mark HaddonBore children, and they stop reading. There's no room for self-indulgence or showing off or setting the scene.
Mark Haddon