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

William Golding Quotes

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.