- Nov 07, 2020
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
Most of the people who write to me are really clever, really engaged. They just want to say that they have read my book and liked it.
- City
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- Nov 07, 2020
The book I made it big with in the U.S. was my fourth book, 'Sanctum.' My novels sell really well both there and in Canada, so once a year I do a promotional tour, visiting a different city every two days, doing book readings and signings.
- Home
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- Nov 07, 2020
There are three reasons why this book came into being. First, throughout the 33 years I've been writing recipes - although I'm not vegetarian myself - I have greatly enjoyed creating vegetarian recipes, and cooking and serving them at home.
- Getting
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- Nov 07, 2020
You just don't give up. There have been times when everything seemed to conspire against getting a book done or printed, and I would feel like turning my back on the whole thing. But I came back and persisted.
- Made
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- Nov 07, 2020
Every filmmaker has this short book of films that don't get made - for a whole host of reasons.
- Nov 07, 2020
I sell my first book to Random House, a memoir of my years as a war photographer, for twice my NBC salary.
- Magic
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- Nov 07, 2020
I found a 'lost' manuscript called the Book of Soyga that had once belonged to Queen Elizabeth I's court astrologer, John Dee, in Oxford's Bodleian Library. Everybody thought it was the missing key to Dee's interest in magic. Of course, it wasn't really lost. It was there, in the catalog.
- Bishops
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- Nov 07, 2020
After finishing 'The Book of Life,' I needed a bit of a break from the Bishops and de Clermonts. Honestly, I wasn't sure when - or even if! - they would capture all of my attention again.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I always say that, for me, writing a book is like a wacky Greyhound bus trip - I know where I'm starting and where I'll end up, but I have no idea what will happen along the way.
- Everything
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- Nov 07, 2020