(27 quotes found)
“So much sadness exists in the world that we are all under obligation to contribute as much joy as lies within our powers.”
John Sutherland Bonnell
“This shortlist, we believe, witnesses to the remarkable quality of the current state of fiction,”
John Sutherland
“The strength of the year's competition can be measured by the fact that three good books by previous Man Booker winners were finally not selected.”
“It did get very tight.”
“For a while it looked as if things were going to be irreconcilable. Getting it down to six was the hard graft.”
“There was sufficient quality for two distinguished lists. The strength of the year's competition can be measured by the fact that three good books by previous Man Booker winners were finally not selected.”
“It is going to be a contest of giants,”
“This shortlist, we believe, witnesses to the remarkable quality of the current state of fiction. We look forward to the final round,”
“The selection of a shortlist, the judges felt, was an unusually difficult process this year. There was sufficient quality for two distinguished lists.”
“Technology will be key to economic development. These numbers and these trends are disturbing.”
