01c. 1964 ADHe was a compact, clearcut man, with precise features, a lot of very soft black hair, and thoughtful dark brown eyes. He had a look of wariness, which could change when he felt relaxed or happy, which was not often in these difficult days, into a smile of amused friendliness and pleasure which aroused feelings of warmth, and something more, in many women.A.S. Byatt / quote ↗
02c. 1964 ADI acquired a hunger for fairy tales in the dark days of blackout and blitz in the Second World War.A.S. Byatt / quote ↗
03c. 1964 ADI watch a lot of sport on television. I only watch certain sports, and I only watch them live - I don't think I've ever been able to watch a replay of a match or game of which the result was already decided. I feel bound to cheat and look up what can be looked up.A.S. Byatt / quote ↗
04c. 1964 ADAs a little girl, I didn't like stories about little girls. I liked stories about dragons and beasts and princes and princesses and fear and terror and the Four Musketeers and almost anything other than nice little girls making moral decisions about whether to tell the teacher about what the other little girl did or did not do.A.S. Byatt / quote ↗
05c. 1964 ADI am a profound pessimist both about life and about human relations and about politics and ecology. Humans are inadequate and stupid creatures who sooner or later make a mess, and those who are trying to do good do a lot more damage than those who are muddling along.A.S. Byatt / quote ↗
