67 Quotes by Tibor Fischer

One of my proudest achievements is that when an authoritative book about Hungarian literature came out about a decade ago, there was a little article about me which said I was a Hungarian writer but pretending not to be. Bearing in mind I can hardly write a cheque in Hungarian, I was delighted to be included in the pantheon of Hungarian writers.

A public role endures for the literary high-command, as sages and seers, speaking out on social and political issues.

I don't take much notice of reviews now - obviously you'd like to have straight worship but you're never going to get that.

I'm not the most prolific writer in the world, and, sadly, writing a novel involves a lot of effort.

Most books reviews aren't very well-written. They tend to be more about the reviewer than the book.

Usually, when you make a decision in life, unless you have access to parallel universes, you can't truly judge how right that decision was.

I went to a British Council event a while back and there were lots of German professors of literature. About half of them were convinced I had a German sense of humour and the other half were sure it was British. They are probably still arguing about it now.

New York City has fantastic restaurants and, unlike London, a lot of the best restaurants are relatively cheap.

No one wants a masterpiece knocking around when your own book is looking for attention.