Facts about Rose Tremain

Occup.Novelist
FromEngland
BornAugust 2, 1943
Age80 years

Summary

Rose Tremain is a famous Novelist from England, he/she is 80 years old and still alive, born August 2, 1943.

Zodiac:
He/she is born under the zodiac leo, who is known for Ruling, Warmth, Generosity, Faithful, Initiative. Our collection contains 16 quotes who is written / told by Rose.

16 Famous quotes by Rose Tremain

Small: I have likened writing a novel to going on a journey, with some notion of the destination I will arrive
"I have likened writing a novel to going on a journey, with some notion of the destination I will arrive at, but not the whole picture - which emerges gradually as a series of revelations, as the journey goes along"
Small: Any setting can potentially acquire this vividness. It slowly arrives during the period of research, un
"Any setting can potentially acquire this vividness. It slowly arrives during the period of research, until it is as immediate to me as my own real surroundings"
Small: So history is fertile territory for me and I think I could feel happy with any period of history, provi
"So history is fertile territory for me and I think I could feel happy with any period of history, provided I had the right sources and the necessary time for the initial research"
Small: Life should be embraced like a lover
"Life should be embraced like a lover"
Small: The process of rewriting is enjoyable, because youre not in that existential panic when you dont have a
"The process of rewriting is enjoyable, because you're not in that existential panic when you don't have a novel at all"
Small: Perhaps, all writers walk such a line. In general - as we all do in our dreams - I believe I put someth
"Perhaps, all writers walk such a line. In general - as we all do in our dreams - I believe I put something of myself into all the characters in my novels, male as well as female"
Small: I think Im drawn to writing about something which feels intense and important
"I think I'm drawn to writing about something which feels intense and important"
Small: At the moment, Im toying with a new idea for a book, but fully engaged with writing screenplays, so the
"At the moment, I'm toying with a new idea for a book, but fully engaged with writing screenplays, so the book idea - which needs empty space in my head - is barely formed yet"
Small: Life is not a dress rehearsal
"Life is not a dress rehearsal"
Small: Im always amazed by writers who tell me they plan everything at the beginning. I feel their writing day
"I'm always amazed by writers who tell me they plan everything at the beginning. I feel their writing days must be very bland"
Small: Im not very interested in charting a day-to-day familiar reality. Im always looking for territory in wh
"I'm not very interested in charting a day-to-day familiar reality. I'm always looking for territory in which to explore the BIG subjects, the life-or-death stories"
Small: I can inhabit any character in a way that is difficult to do successfully in a contemporary novel
"I can inhabit any character in a way that is difficult to do successfully in a contemporary novel"
Small: A novel usually takes me two years. A year to research and plan and dream. Then a year to write
"A novel usually takes me two years. A year to research and plan and dream. Then a year to write"
Small: When youve finished a piece of work youve had a kind of love affair with it
"When you've finished a piece of work you've had a kind of love affair with it"
Small: The unfolding of a story is both as exciting and as difficult for each and every novel Ive written, reg
"The unfolding of a story is both as exciting and as difficult for each and every novel I've written, regardless of time and place"
Small: Perhaps, more importantly, I think that most human beings realise only a fraction of the true potential
"Perhaps, more importantly, I think that most human beings realise only a fraction of the true potential of their minds, so the spiritual or mystical, the things which remain mysterious or unexplained have always drawn me to include them in any scheme for a novel"