451 Quotes by Kazuo Ishiguro

People were incredibly kind to our family and went out of their way to help.

Indeed — why should I not admit it? — in that moment, my heart was breaking.

There's still a part of me that thinks I have to write a really good novel. I'm not trying to say I'm not happy with the novels I've written in the past. But it always feels to me like there's another one that I have to write that will really say what I want to say, and really paint this world that I can see hazily in my head.

When I was younger, I didn't read that much. I was more interested in film and music. Now I'm curious. I want to know what it's all about.

There comes a point when you can more or less count the number of books you're going to write before you die.

Don’t you wonder sometimes, what might have happened if you tried?

I couldn't speak Japanese very well, passport regulations were changing, I felt British and my future was in Britain. And it would also make me eligible for literary awards. But I still think I'm regarded as one of their own in Japan.

The evening's the best part of the day. You've done your day's work. Now you can put your feet up and enjoy it.

My wife is the most savage critic. She doesn't feel intimidated by my reputation. As far as she's concerned, she's just criticising a boyfriend who'd recently had a go at fiction. She can tell me to abandon whole novels.