Patrick Modiano Quotes

Patrick Modiano — French Novelist born on July 30, 1945,

Jean Patrick Modiano is a French novelist and recipient of the 2014 Nobel Prize in Literature. He previously won the 2012 Austrian State Prize for European Literature, the 2010 Prix mondial Cino Del Duca from the Institut de France for lifetime achievement, the 1978 Prix Goncourt for Rue des boutiques obscures, and the 1972 Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française for Les Boulevards de ceinture. His works have been translated into more than 30 languages and have been celebrated in and around France, but most of his novels had not been translated into English before he was awarded the Nobel Prize... (wikipedia)

The more things remain obscure and mysterious, the more they interest me. I even try to find mystery in things that have none.

As a writer, one is always a little blind to what one writes.

Because I find writing painful, I try to get it over with as fast as possible. But I write every day, or I lose the thread.

Encourage aspiring writers to continue writing when things are going against them, when it feels hard. Explain the typical obstacles that occur, and encourage and reassure them to continue, never to give up.

I always have the impression that I write the same book.

Patrick Modiano Quotes

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