Antonio Tabucchi Quotes

There's actually nothing interesting about me except what I write.

I prefer writing originals.

I write poetry anyway and have for years and years. For me, putting fiction and poetry together is like the best of both worlds.

In my younger days, I was trying to write sophisticated prose and fantastic stories.

One thing I always did in my career was writing. I always was writing. I was trying to create things. For myself, for other people.

There's a mystery to writing, and you don't really know where most of it comes from.

When I write, I imagine places more than people.

There are millions of people who think that romance isn't real writing. But the only person who can make you real, make your books real, is you.

I'm constantly creating and writing.

The hardest part is not to repeat yourself. I don't really believe my core obsessions are going to change, but you need to look for ways to express them that are different. The main reason for doing that is not to bore yourself, and obviously, I don't want to bore readers.

Blank paper has always inspired me.

I just write the books that I think I would want to read.

I'm a writer who likes to be influenced.

Writing is hard work, but a lot of fun, too. It allows me to live out some of my fantasies.

Somebody said writing is easy, you just sit down at your typewriter and open a vein. It depends on the book. Some, I have to do quite a lot of research, which I like. Others are much closer to me.

The best ideas are those that really affect me emotionally - those are the ones you never forget. You think to yourself, 'I want to write that book', for years; those are the ideas that I love to work with, and 'The Bone Garden' was one of them.

I write 'by the seat of my pants.' I love to do research. I am inspired by contemporary writers and contemporary events. I live in the real world.

It was a combination of an intense interest in children's literature, which I've always had, and the feeling that I'd just have a go and see if I could do it.

I might be into writing... I'd like to try it someday. I always come up with some good ideas.

I may attempt a novel. I think that no matter what you write, it requires being honest with oneself, and you have to pull yourself out of the whirlwind of daily life.

Writing is nothing more than a guided dream.

I don't think there's a shortage of material in the world. Or in my head. I just pray for continued good health, because I've got other stories to tell.

As an author, I've never forgotten how to daydream.

I really enjoy writing novels. It's like the ocean. You can just build a boat and take off.

I write what's given me to write.