There are writers who exist to confirm people's feelings about themselves and to make them feel comforted or not alone. That's the opposite to what I do. I'm presenting people with unacceptable or hostile characters, and my desire is to make them understood.


Interview in The Observer 29 April 2007

The Guardian Interview: Nicola Barker

Nicola Barker Quotes

There are writers who exist to confirm people's feelings about themselves and to make them feel comforted or not alone. That's the opposite to what I ...

There are writers who exist to confirm people's feelings about themselves and to make them feel comforted or not alone. That's the opposite to what I ...

There are writers who exist to confirm people's feelings about themselves and to make them feel comforted or not alone. That's the opposite to what I ...

There are writers who exist to confirm people's feelings about themselves and to make them feel comforted or not alone. That's the opposite to what I ...