Nick Hornby
Nick Hornby
Nicholas Peter John "Nick" Hornbyis an English novelist, essayist, lyricist, and screenwriter. He is best known for his novels High Fidelity and About a Boy. Hornby's work frequently touches upon music, sport, and the aimless and obsessive natures of his protagonists. His books have sold more than 5 million copies worldwide as of 2009...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth17 April 1957
should-have wanted mess
If you really wanted to mess me up, you should have got to me earlier.
waiting fiction want
The non-fiction bestseller lists frequently prove that we all want to know more about everything, even if we didn't know that we wanted to know - we're just waiting for the right person to come along and tell us about it.
hate want doe
I hate time. It never does what you want it to.
believe heaven want
I don't believe in Heaven or anything. But I want to be the kind of person that qualifies for entry anyway.
people want tiny
It's music rage, which is like road rage, only more righteous. When you get road rage, a tiny part of you knows you're being a jerk, but when you get music rage, you're carrying out the will of God, and God wants these people dead
people want really-sad
When your sad--like really sad--you only want to be with other people who are sad.
want keep-going
The point is you keep going. You want to. So all the things that make you want to are the point.
book want boring
I really don't want to be boring, and so many books are so boring!
want badness
We can't be as good as we'd want to, so the question then becomes, how do we cope with our own badness?
book writing want
I don't want anyone writing in to point out that I spend too much money on books, many of which I will never read. I know that already. I certainly intend to read all of them, more or less. My intentions are good. Anyway, it's my money. And I'll bet you do it too.
song people want
And mostly all I have to say about these songs is that I love them, and want to sing along to them, and force other people to listen to them, and get cross when these other people don't like them as much as I do.
water trying want
Telling me I can do anything I want is like pulling the plug out of the bath and then telling the water it can go anywhere it wants. Try it, and see what happens.
football
I've never particularly wanted to read a football novel.
explore fragment interested kinds resonance seems start themes
I start with a fragment of narrative, or a character, something that seems to have resonance for me and which allows me to explore the kinds of themes I'm interested in.