When the book is finished I immediately lose interest in the characters. And I never make moral judgments. All I would say is that a person was droll, or gay, or, above all, a bore. Making judgments for or against my characters bores me enormously; it doesn't interest me at all. The only morality for a novelist is the morality of his esthétique. I write the books, they come to an end, and that's all that concerns me.
The Art of Fiction #15 [The Paris Review #14, Autumn 1956]
Use the link below to read about the life and work (in English) of French novelist, playwright, screenwriter, journalist and lyricist FRANÇOISE SAGAN (1935–2004):
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/feb/28/francois-sagan-bonjour-tristesse
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