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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
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Usually, as a fiction writer, you get e-mails saying, 'I liked your book,' or 'I didn't like it.' You don't get something saying, 'I'm really glad this is in the world.'
- People
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My first book is about twins who are attached: two people who are joined and can't escape each other.
- Relationship
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I think I wanted to write a book about the relationship between the victim and perpetrator in which the victim agrees to remain silent.
- Comic Book
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I'm not a comic book guy at all.
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If you love a book you tend not to follow its surface value, you follow the other things in it.
- Life
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I tell people life is like a book being written by heavenly hands that we can't see.
- Character
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A book begins with an image or character or situation that I care about deeply.
- Nature
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We need to take a leaf out of nature's book. Any species that clones itself will eventually be attacked by a parasite, leading to an inevitable population crash.
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I had bill collectors chasing me. We were skipping from town to town, not leaving forwarding addresses. The agent couldn't find me when he sold my book. He finally found me.
- Different Kinds
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It's called 'The Outlaw Album,' not 'The Ozarks Album.' These are stories that delve into different kinds of outlawry, from criminal acts to interior, or psychological, outlawry. The book is not meant to be a tapestry of the Ozarks.
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I don't think I can write a book as nihilistic as some of my early ones. They're so bleak. I don't think I would enjoy that as much anymore. You really become fixated on ways out.
- Matter
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No matter what poker book you read or poker show you watch, the topic of position will invariably be discussed and its importance stressed.
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