James Ivory

"The story of a great impresario who reminds me of my late partner, Ismail Merchant."

"“Home” is the third novel of Marilynne Robinson who, in another age, President Obama invited to the White House so that he could talk to her."

"I have re-read over and over; the first fiction I read about the land where I began my life’s work."

"For its depiction of the Wild West of cowboys and Indians, and Custer’s Last Stand – very appealing to someone who grew up in the Wild West when it was still wild."

"I wish Merchant Ivory had made it into a film, despite its terribly grim ending."

"Simply the best novel I ever read."

"An awe-inspiring story of a symbolic England in King Arthur’s days."

"For its naïve Prince Myshkin, who Ruth Jhabvala said reminded her of me (which is apt, I guess)."