Era of Perfectibility In Fiction, Thriller E The defining characteristic of the modern era is perfectibility, the belief that everything can be infinitely improved. John Lanchester – The Debt to Pleasure Purchase Now John Lanchester The Debt to Pleasure FacebookXPinterestEmailLinkedInWhatsApp
Wanting and Happiness In Fiction, Thriller W To be without some of the things you want is an indispensable part of happiness. John Lanchester – The Debt to Pleasure Purchase Now
No Bad Food In Fiction, Thriller N There is no such thing as bad food, only bad chefs. John Lanchester – The Debt to Pleasure Purchase Now
Language Like Poppies In Fiction, Thriller L Language is like poppies. It just takes something to churn the earth round them up, and when it does up come the sleeping words, bright red, fresh, blowing about. John Lanchester – The Debt to Pleasure Purchase Now
Old Age Consolation In Fiction, Thriller O One of the consolations of old age is the complete shedding of the illusion that you might be any different from how you are. John Lanchester – The Debt to Pleasure Purchase Now
Life Becomes Literature In Fiction, Thriller L I had as yet no notion that life every now and then becomes literature not for long, of course, but long enough to be what we best remember. John Lanchester – The Debt to Pleasure Purchase Now