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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
- Graduate School
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- Nov 07, 2020
My generation was not only maligned in book reviews and attacked in graduate school but we lived to see our adored and adorable daughters wonder why feminism had become a dirty word.
- Energy
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I start a book, it's every day. There is no Saturday, no Sunday. It's every day, because if I stop one day, I'm afraid of losing the book and losing the energy.
- Nov 07, 2020
Nobody wants an ugly book.
- Extending
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- Nov 07, 2020
'Fast Food Nation' appeared as an article in 'Rolling Stone' before it was a book, so I was extending it from the article, and by that time, everyone could read the article.
- Miracles
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- Nov 07, 2020
I thought a book on miracles might be a great idea, but just because it's a great idea doesn't mean I'm supposed to do it. But my editor persisted, and eventually I thought, 'He's right. I should write this book.'
- Think
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think the fact that I use salty words in my Bonhoeffer book would tip you off that I'm no prude, exactly.
- Impact
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- Nov 07, 2020
Poul Anderson's 'The High Crusade' may have had a greater impact on my development as a writer than any other book I ever read.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Some people are just so happy to get published to, they sign anything. Next thing you know, they've signed over the rights to their book.
- Person
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- Nov 07, 2020
Being a parent is the toughest thing I've ever done. But I'm not the kind of person to throw my kid in front of a TV. I'm the one to take out a book, puzzle, or flash cards.
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
What many people don't know about 'Peter Pan' is that it's a very violent book and Hook is one of the most finely observed villains ever.
- Day
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- Nov 07, 2020
I often meet frustrated young writers who say they've only got so far and just can't finish a book. Even if you don't happen to use what you've worked on that day, it has taught you something and you'll be amazed when you might come back to it and use it again.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have always loved 'Stig of the Dump.' I think reading that book made me officially realise that I was a reader.
- Hope
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- Nov 07, 2020
Like most new writers, I could only hope that one day one publisher might agree to publish one of my books; I couldn't imagine several publishers all wanting to buy the first book I'd written.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020