Michel Faber Quotes

Michel Faber — Dutch Writer born on April 13, 1960,

Michel Faber is a Dutch-born writer of English-language fiction, including his 2002 novel The Crimson Petal and the White... (wikipedia)

Most books are surplus to the world's requirements, and I am going to sound very conceited here, but I am trying to write books that aren't just using up trees.

'The Crimson Petal and the White' is a book, and it will win or lose the trust of each reader when they begin reading its pages. That relationship will go on.

The privileged Victorians who did most to improve the lives of the poor were not ashamed of their pious intent: they were superiors seeking to help inferiors.

Art is head space that is very exclusive: it shuts people out; other people cease to exist.

'A Christmas Carol' is an extravagantly symbolic thing - as rich in symbols as Christmas pudding is rich in raisins.