I think no artist can claim to have any access to the truth, or an authentic version of an event. But obviously they have slightly better means at their disposal because they have their art to energize whatever it is theyre trying to write about. They have music. – Thom Yorke
But you cannot expect every writer to dwell on human suffering. I think my books do deal with grave issues. People who say they are too positive probably havent read them. – Alexander McCall Smith
I would say the most help I got was from my dad. My dad is a civil engineer in Switzerland hes 90 years old now, so hes no longer active as a civil engineer, but still a very active person. – Claude Nicollier
