8 Monica Ali Quotes for You to Enjoy

Monica Ali

British Writer

Born: Oct 20, 1967

Always Children Love Time Writing You

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Some writers are more natural public performers than others; personally I find it quite strange giving interviews. But everyone has parts of their job that they like more than others. You can't complain if you get to do what you love doing most of the time, can you? Monica Ali

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Kids are naturally inventive and curious and creative, but most adults have had that beaten out of them. Writing is a form of play; you have to get rid of all those internal censors that we adults have, the things that say, 'Don't go there, that's not allowed.' Monica Ali

I like Beryl Bainbridge a great deal, and she is a writer who absolutely demands to be read a second, third, and fourth time. I admire her great courage in leaving so much unsaid and asking the reader to really engage her brain. Monica Ali

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I get really excited if I think I'm going to introduce somebody to a writer they haven't found before and I think they'll love. My favorite books to get as gifts are any that the giver is messianic about. Monica Ali

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I rarely get a moment to myself, but I love the way that my agenda is dictated by the children, not my work. Monica Ali

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I wish I got a lie-in on Saturday mornings but I never do. Monica Ali

Wish Mornings Never Got Saturday

You know how if you're born in a certain situation you always expect your life to run on a steady trajectory? I've never really had a sense of that. I assume that life is going to go up and down. Monica Ali

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