My discrepancy with children in the industry is that they are made famous before they know who they are as human beings. less than 1 minute read
Partly because his life ended before the age of 50, Hamilton was defined by the other founding fathers, and he managed, with amazing consistency, to alienate most of them. less than 1 minute read
I’ve been accustomed to being famous and having a certain level of attention for 14 years, but in the last few months, it’s changed. It’s like on the arcade game, I’ve gone up to the next level. less than 1 minute read
Quite often I can be in a bookshop, standing beneath a great big picture of myself and paying for a book with a credit card clearly marked John Grisham, yet no one recognises me. I often say I’m a famous author in a country where no one reads. less than 1 minute read
Our most famous writers are Faulkner and Eudora Welty and Flannery O’Connor. It would make sense that the poetry would reflect some of those same values, some of the same techniques. less than 1 minute read
Being famous was extremely disappointing for me. When I became famous it was a complete drag and it is still a complete drag. less than 1 minute read
I’d love to live in Ireland but I’d like to live as me, not what someone thinks I am. People don’t understand - I lived there before I was famous. less than 1 minute read
I could have been more famous if I did all the glitzy things, but celebrity always seemed so unnecessary. less than 1 minute read
