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Book Quotes
Why books work the way they do.
This page highlights what books can do that film can't, including slower pacing and quiet stretches, alongside a reminder that some things simply translate poorly to screen. For a companion collection, see Books.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Experience has shown me that standing by oneself reading from one's book isn't especially compelling - unless you're David Sedaris.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
All Oprah needs is a good book. My only request when she's building any house is, 'Could I please have a TV in my bedroom?'
- Mood
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Writers sometimes ruin a book by adding a lighthearted mood at the wrong moment.
- Problem
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You don't have to resolve every problem of the book at the end, but you do have to resolve some.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
The music I listen, the book I read, and the people I meet; these are some things that keeps me going.
- Problem
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- Nov 07, 2020
Athol Fugard became famous as a playwright, so although 'Tsotsi' the book was written in the '60s, it was only published in the '80s. It was then optioned pretty much every year by producers. I think the problem was that holding onto its period setting made it very hard to get finance.
- Right
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- Nov 07, 2020
The thing that I'm most passionate about, I'm writing a book called 'Jab Jab Jab Jab Jab Right Hook,' and it really focuses on how to story-tell in a noisy, ADD world.
- Age
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- Nov 07, 2020
From age 16, I lived and breathed wine. I read every magazine and book about wine.
- Gratitude
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- Nov 07, 2020
'Harry Potter' created a generation of readers in an era when kids could have disappeared into the depths of the Internet. That's no small feat. Every book series owes J.K. Rowling a debt of gratitude.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'd love to have a 19th Century Russian book club where all the members had to act like the pretentious minor noblemen they were reading about.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
You want to read a book? That requires introspection. It requires time away from people and time away from the constant need to communicate and to connect.
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- Nov 07, 2020
While I shared many of the same emotions Bill describes, in no way did my experience ever degenerate into the grimness I find in his book - I didn't have to live with Don, and I think that made a big big difference.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I loved publishing; I loved working in the book industry, but I've been writing pretty much nonstop since I was 19. I realized very early on that I would need a day job, and I wanted one that was in books.
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- Nov 07, 2020