John Ralston Saul

Former Vice-Regal Consort of Canada (1999-2005).

[on his novel 'Dark Diversions'] Novels last because they aren't true. [So] if you are going to write about the rich-out-of-control in the late 20th century, this is the way to do it. This is a novel without a hint of moral redemption in it. You are supposed to read this book laughing so hard you don't realize you are slitting your throat. Black comedy is a great tool of the writer. Come back to it if you want to say something really awful.