Chris Cleave
Chris Cleave
Chris Cleaveis a British writer and journalist...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionWriter
ears whispering world
In my world death will come chasing. In your world it will start whispering in your ear to destroy yourself. I know this because it started whispering to me when I was in the detention center.
people wonder easy
People wonder how they are ever going to change their lives, but really it is frighteningly easy.
men faces your-face
If your face is swollen from the severe beatings of life, smile and pretend to be a fat man.
wreckage built
I am a woman built upon the wreckage of myself.
soul world fit
I know that the hopes of this whole human world can fit inside one soul.
mean differences two
There's what people say, and there's what people mean, and I like to explore the difference between the two.
fun thinking psychology
Studying psychology is fun because you're always looking for the same things I think a writer should be looking for, which is the story behind the story.
beautiful thinking stronger
I think that there's something extremely beautiful about the Olympic ideal and its motto - 'Swifter, higher, stronger' - it's such a beautiful motto, and it celebrates everything which is the antithesis of death and dissolution and entropy.
athlete thinking two
I think that the relationship between two top-level athletes who are rivals is one of the most fascinating human relationships to explore. It's always one atom away from being a tragedy.
people decision
I'm really interested in people's decisions.
hate anger writing
The reason why I love people, and writing about them, is because they don't always respond with hate and anger. If they did I wouldn't have a story to tell. Who wants to know about someone who was brutalised and became brutal? I'm interested in the exceptions.
mean thinking people
We're often told that we live in a globalized world, and we talk about it all the time, but people don't stop to think about what it means.
character athlete decision
I like to push characters to extremes so they have to make really tough decisions and there is no life more extreme than that of an athlete.
father being-a-father
I'm a much better writer for being a father.