A biography for A. S. Byatthasn’t been written yet.
“Never stop paying attention to things. Never make your mind up finally. Do not hold beliefs.”
“Where would we be without inhibitions? They're quite useful things when you look at some of the things humans do if they lose them.”
“I don't only write about English literature; I also write about chaos theory and... ants. I can understand ants.”
“One of the reasons I've gotten so attached to talking to scientists is that... they know there is a reality.”
“Reading a newspaper is like reading someone's letters, as opposed to a biography or a history. The writer really does not know what will happen. A novelist needs to feel what that is like.”