“When I look at life I try to be as agnostic and unmetaphysical as possible. So I have to admit that, most probably, we do not have a fate. But I think that’s something that draws us to novels – that the characters always have a fate. Even if it’s a terrible fate, at least they have one.”

“When I look at life I try to be as agnostic and unmetaphysical as possible. So I have to admit that, most probably, we do not have a fate. But I think that’s something that draws us to novels – that the characters always have a fate. Even if it’s a terrible fate, at least they have one.”

— Daniel Kehlmann