The more melancholy side of my literary personality is much in tune with BS Johnson’s. — Jonathan Coe
Some people don’t realize that a straight ‘No’ can be the kindest answer in the world. — Jonathan Coe
I live a perfectly happy and comfortable life in blair’s britain, but I can’t work up much affection — Jonathan Coe
Luckily, in my case, I have managed, by writing, to do the one thing that I always wanted to do. — Jonathan Coe
But I have always – ever since the accidental woman – written novels about individuals attempting to — Jonathan Coe
But at the same time, I have trouble keeping things out of books, which is why I don’t write — Jonathan Coe
As the books grew bigger and more ambitious, the situations in question sometimes became political ones — Jonathan Coe
As soon as you start writing about how human beings interact with each other socially, you’re into politics, aren’t you? — Jonathan Coe
As I said, I had no publisher for what a carve up! while I was writing it, so all we had to live off was — Jonathan Coe
I think it’s also the case that I’m not as widely travelled, or as well-educated in history — Jonathan Coe
Contemporary britain seems an endlessly fascinating place to me – but if I knew a little bit more about other places — Jonathan Coe
My only regret is that I signed away the world rights and in america they’ve been far and away — Jonathan Coe