Quotes by Sara Sheridan

The telling of any character is what they do in a different situation.

I have become very aware how under-represented are the stories of the underprivileged and undervalued. Our records are, in general, very male and if not always the material of the rich, certainly (for obvious reasons) the material of the literate.

On Twitter, people who had read my book followed me and I could see what else they were reading, why theyd liked what Id written and by the by, more about them than Id ever elicit from two minutes in a tent at a book festival, stuck behind a signing desk.

It may take a village to raise a baby, but hell! it takes an army to produce a book.

Its entirely possible to base an entire book on a long-forgotten letter.

Ive always been attracted to stories about rebels - things that are unusual and sometimes dangerous.

History is full of blank spaces, but good stories, invariably, are not.

I love stories that suck you in, that you cant stop reading because you are quite simply there.

Ive always had a keen sense of history. My father was an antiques dealer and he used to bring home boxes full of treasures, and each item always had a tale attached.

What used to be edgy (divorces) has become mainstream and what used to be mainstream (racism and sexism) has become shocking.

In wartime, she thought to herself, you don’t call a death murder.

We are home to each other now.

We have more choice than ever before about where and how we buy and read books.

Writing about the 1950s has given me tremendous respect for my mothers generation.

Ive found myself moved by letters and diaries in archives as well as trashy, summer blockbusters. Its possible to make a connection with any kind of writing - as long as the writing is good.

Im very aware we are the first generation ever to have such incredible opportunities to express ourselves publicly to a worldwide audience.

I believe that being able to communicate directly with readers is a boon. I certainly enjoy it as much as they do.

For a novelist, the gaps in a story are as intriguing as material that still exists.

Most people do a good deal of whatever they do motivated by love. For me, few stories are truly complete without it.

At the end of the day, thats what a family is - a group of different people who accept each other.