Bernard Cornwell Quotes

I don't have a mentor. - Bernard Cornwell

I did a TV series for the British History Channel a few years ago and for a few weeks afterwards I was accosted by folk in Britain wanting to talk, which was flattering, but the memory faded and blessed anonymity returned. - Bernard Cornwell

But publishers are in the business of making profits, so they love getting two books a year. They'd have three if they could. - Bernard Cornwell

Book tours and research provide a lot of travel - too much, I sometimes think, but we do take vacations. - Bernard Cornwell

At risk of sounding foully pompous I think that writers' groups are probably very useful at the beginning of a writing career. - Bernard Cornwell

Anyone who claims to have an entirely clear conscience is almost certainly a bore. - Bernard Cornwell

And yes, there's a simplicity to writing books because you're not a member of a team, so you make all the decisions yourself instead of deferring to a committee. - Bernard Cornwell

And though I've lived in the States for over 25 years and am now an American citizen, I still hear British voices in my head. - Bernard Cornwell

Agents will read unpublished work because they might make money, and that's their job. It isn't mine. - Bernard Cornwell

Actually I moved to New Jersey in 1980 and didn't discover Chatham until 1990, by which time the books were selling, but it was still a daft decision, based solely on love. - Bernard Cornwell

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