When I was 13 or 14, I started devouring novels; literature took quite a while to take me over, but it caught up just in time to save me from becoming a mathematician.
Mark HaddonI think I've learnt that there is no character so strange that you haven't shared their experience in some small way.
Mark HaddonI like having my back pressed against a wall and being made to work harder so I don't embarrass myself.
Mark HaddonMother 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 Haddon