James Robertson (novelist) Quotes

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There is something hugely civilised about allowing long pauses in a conversation. Very few people can stand that kind of silence.

James Robertson

I prefer the pen. There is something elemental about the glide and flow of nib and ink on paper.

James Robertson

Our ability to look back on the past, our need or desire to make sense of it, is both a blessing and a curse; and our inability to see into the future with any degree of accuracy is, simultaneously, the thing that saves us and the thing that condemns us.

James Robertson