373 Quotes by Michael Ondaatje

He had been slowing down, the way one, half asleep, continually rereads the same paragraph trying to find a connection between sentences.

One of the things that happens in novels it’s almost like a continual debate with yourself. That’s why you’re writing the book. It’s why you create characters: so you can argue with yourself.

The first sentence of every novel should be: Trust me, this will take time but there is order here, very faint, very human. Meander if you want to get to town.

A writer uses a pen instead of a scalpel or blow torch.