Quotes by Jon McGregor

About Jon McGregor:

Jon McGregor is a British novelist and short story writer. In 2002, his first novel was longlisted for the Booker Prize as its youngest contender. His second novel was longlisted for the Booker Prize in 2006. In 2012, his third novel was awarded the International Dublin Literary Award. The New York Times has labelled him a "wicked British writer".
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But there are people too he says, everywhere there are people and I think it is easier to hold hands with people than it is with angels, yes?

Jon McGregor

And she doesn't understand why he doesn't want to put out his medal like a trophy. And he can't tell her that he liberated Europe with a spade.

Jon McGregor

Every step of the road was just as she'd dreamt it all the time she'd been away. Every step took her further away from the smoke and the noise and the loneliness and fear of the city she'd left behind. Every step drew her deeper into the hollows of t...

Jon McGregor

I once saw a picture in the paper of John Hegley with 'poet' written on his knuckles, and I thought that was pretty cool, so I was quite up front about it.

Jon McGregor

Last week I was just someone who had had a first novel published.

Jon McGregor

Now that I've had a book published, it is quite validating, but a bit embarrassing.

Jon McGregor

It would have been very easy to drift into writing a non-fiction book so by taking it away from Nottingham I forced myself to imagine much more of it.

Jon McGregor

It takes a lot of energy and creativity to make such screwed up lives carry on. And the kind of will people have to survive, year after year, dealing with that stuff, is weirdly impressive.

Jon McGregor

Everybody's got their own situation and their own needs.

Jon McGregor

It is something I recognise in myself. I do eavesdrop. I do people-watch, a lot.

Jon McGregor

People seem to be losing their sense of boundaries more and more, what people are willing to put up on the internet, especially blogs. People seem to assume that only their friends are going to read it but anyone in the world could read it at any tim...

Jon McGregor

Author Bio

  • NameJon McGregor
  • DescriptionBermudian writer
  • Born1976
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionAuthor
  • WorksEven The Dogs