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  • I don't think any particular painters have inspired me, except in a general sense. It was more a matter of corroboration. The visual arts, from Manet onwards, seemed far more open to change and experiment than the novel, though that's only partly the fault of the writers. There's something about the novel that resists innovation.

    "Age of unreason". Interview With Jeannette Baxter, www.theguardian.com. June 22, 2004.