William Golding Quote

The writer probably knows what he meant when he wrote a book, but he should immediately forget what he meant when he's written it.


As quoted in Novelists in Interview (1985) edited by John Haffenden


The writer probably knows what he meant when he wrote a book, but he should immediately forget what he meant when he's written it.

The writer probably knows what he meant when he wrote a book, but he should immediately forget what he meant when he's written it.

The writer probably knows what he meant when he wrote a book, but he should immediately forget what he meant when he's written it.

The writer probably knows what he meant when he wrote a book, but he should immediately forget what he meant when he's written it.