Sadie Jones
Sadie Jones
Sadie Jonesis an English writer and novelist...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionNovelist
flat funny hair people remember
I remember people saying: 'You look funny, your hair is so black, you have a flat nose,' but I didn't think of it being racism, and I still don't. But there was a sense of difference, of being an outsider.
bus home hunch inside invited step thick thin thrilled walking warmer wet wide
In England, rain was thin and cold, and made you hunch up inside your coat, walking home from the bus stop. In Jamaica, it was wide and thick and invited you to step into it, and see how wet you could get, and be thrilled that it was warmer than the sea and warmer than your skin; it was abandon.
home writing reality
I love writing on trains. The joy of being a writer is it's all in your head; you don't need materials apart from the laptop. It's like taking your work home with you, so you can feel grounded in your own insane writerly realities wherever you are.
memories mind common-experience
Our minds and memories are crowded with the common experience of nature.
yellow light lines
Remove all the traffic lights, yellow lines, one-way systems and road markings, and let blissful anarchy prevail. I imagine it would produce a kind of harmony.
art light acquisition
Art is inspiring. Walking into a gallery, or when the lights go up on a stage; that thrill of getting something that has nothing to do with acquisition.
cafes noise study
I have a study now - I used not to. I also love working in cafes; ignoring noise is good for concentration.
mind balance weight
I dont get distracted until the weight of other things left undone finally tips the balance; my mind is flooded with calls, bills, supermarkets, letters, and I have to stop and sort things out.
horse children boys
When I was a child, I wanted to raise horses in Wyoming or be a cabin boy on a pirate ship.
husband kids writing
When Im writing, I spend all my time in The Grocer on Elgin buying ready-made meals; I think they are the only reason my husband and kids havent left me.
moving thinking self
I think that we are all much closer to our childhood selves than we often think, so when we read about childhood, it can surprise us how immediate or moving it is, when perhaps those feelings are just there, waiting to be accessed all the time.
wall add frozen
I like to come into my workspace and feel its a living environment and not frozen, which is why I often change or add to the pictures on the wall.
horse distance loyal
Horses know how to be loyal but still keep their distance.
thinking feels left
Oh, I always think everyone feels left out.