Hannah Kent People Quotations

I still don't know why, exactly, but I do think people can have a spiritual connection to landscape, and I certainly did in Iceland.

People speak of the fear of the blank canvas as though it is a temporary hesitation, a trembling moment of self-doubt. For me it was more like being abducted from my bed by a clown, thrust into a circus arena with a wicker chair, and told to tame a pissed-off lion in front of an expectant crowd.

It’s not fair. People claim to know you through the things you’ve done, and not by sitting down and listening to you speak for yourself.