Margaret Drabble Quote

What really annoys me are the ones who write to say, I am doing your book for my final examinations and could you please tell me what the meaning of it is. I find it just so staggering — that you're supposed to explain the meaning of your book to some total stranger! If I knew what the meanings of my books were, I wouldn't have bothered to write them.


The Writer's Chapbook (1989)


What really annoys me are the ones who write to say, I am doing your book for my final examinations and could you please tell me what the meaning of...

What really annoys me are the ones who write to say, I am doing your book for my final examinations and could you please tell me what the meaning of...

What really annoys me are the ones who write to say, I am doing your book for my final examinations and could you please tell me what the meaning of...

What really annoys me are the ones who write to say, I am doing your book for my final examinations and could you please tell me what the meaning of...