23 Quotes by Kate Thompson

I always had an awful lot going on in my head, always telling myself stories, very vivid imagination.

I am political. But not politically active. I'm not my dad. I'll never write polemic, as he did.

I came to writing because I joined the North Clare Writers' Workshop, which met every week at Ennistymon Library.

I had thought about becoming a civil rights lawyer, but I gave it up.

I wasn't that bothered with school; I was too mad into horses. But I liked reading and was good enough at English and always liked music.

If I have one thing on in a week, I find it very difficult to get back to work that week. I need a lot of dreaming time.

If there's a common thread to my books, it is that each involves an individual's journey. The individual must stay true to themselves.

Irish mythology is gorgeous, and so are the fairies, but they are very misrepresented in the U.K. They are not little creatures with wings.

My first book was an adult novel, 'Down Among the Gods,' published by Virago, and I've written poems as well, a slim volume of poetry.