Jonathan Coe Quotes

My only regret is that I signed away the world rights and in America they've been far and away my most successful books, but I never saw a cent from any of it.

- Jonathan Coe

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The writer I feel the most affinity with - you said you felt my books are 19th century novels, I think they're 18th century novels - is Fielding, Henry Fielding, he's the guy who does it for me. - Jonathan Coe

I'm shy of comparisons to Dickens because he's one of the absolute greats and it's silly to compare a contemporary novelist with someone. - Jonathan Coe

I don't know if England lags behind the States or is ahead of the States. We've finished with the '70s retro chic revival, we've done the '80s retro-chic revival and on to the '90s. - Jonathan Coe