Living in France means I see the UK in snapshots. There is something quite nice about being in … - Jonathan Trigell

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I learnt the verbs of will, and had my secret; The code of night tapped on my tongue; What had been one was many sounding minded.

Jonathan Trigell

Living in France means I see the UK in snapshots. There is something quite nice about being in exile and the things you remember about places tend to be the most vivid details. You don't get that when you see somewhere every day.

Details, Living, Mean, Nice, Tend, Vivid

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I'm slightly pessimistic about human nature, about how close it's possible to bond with those around you. Dying alone is a deep fear for most people. I'm not scared of death but I'm scared of dying scared. Maybe everything else in life comes from those two points: the separation anxiety of childhood and the ultimate fear of dying alone.

Anxiety, Childhood, Dying Alone, Maybe, People, Two

I do always know where I'm going in my books. I know the endpoint. I've written only two thousand words of my next novel but I know what the ending will be already.

Book, Books, Next, Novel, Two, Words

When I start writing for the day, I usually read aloud the chapter I'm working on. It gets me into it and illuminates mistakes. I'm very rhythm conscious and I do enjoy repetition.

Conscious, Mistake, Mistakes, Usually, Writing

At the moment we seem to be heading in the opposite direction. However you dress it up, it's pretty obvious who is being affected by the government's cuts.

Affected, Cutting, Government, Heading, Obvious, Opposites

I come from a privileged background but I worked a lot of winter seasons in the Alps and I've done lots of mundane summer jobs back in Britain where I mixed with less well off people. Maybe it comes from there but I've always felt that it's our duty to make society fairer.

Duty, Felt, Jobs, Maybe, Summer, Winter

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