To be writing about a place you've got to be utterly selfish. You've only got to think about the place that you're writing. Your antenna must be out all the time picking up vibrations and details. If you've got somebody with you, especially somebody you're fond of, it doesn't work so well.


Paris Review (Summer 1997)

Jan Morris Quotes

To be writing about a place you've got to be utterly selfish. You've only got to think about the place that you're writing. Your antenna must be out...

To be writing about a place you've got to be utterly selfish. You've only got to think about the place that you're writing. Your antenna must be out...

To be writing about a place you've got to be utterly selfish. You've only got to think about the place that you're writing. Your antenna must be out...

To be writing about a place you've got to be utterly selfish. You've only got to think about the place that you're writing. Your antenna must be out...