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- 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.
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- Lost
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was eighteen when I wrote my first book, and I can't remember what it was called. I have no idea where the manuscript is - I lost it when I was twenty-one.
- Dignified
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- Nov 07, 2020
In some ways I think it would be very dignified if I went away for twenty years and then wrote my fourth book.
- Pride
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- Nov 07, 2020
I see 'Eligible' as a homage, and I see 'Pride and Prejudice' as a perfect book. You can dispute whether this project is a good idea, but you can't dispute my fondness for the novel.
- I Can
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- Nov 07, 2020
No book I publish will be perfect, but I need to feel I've taken it as far as I can.
- Down
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- Nov 07, 2020
The nightmare reviewer is the reviewer who has some sort of agenda that precludes him or her responding sincerely to the book. Often, that agenda is seeming clever and/or taking someone who has received more than her fair share of attention down a notch.
- New
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm aware more than I was before I had books published that any review is a bit arbitrary - it's not really, say, 'The New York Times' that's authoritatively weighing in on the quality of a book, though it seems this way to the public.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
The great thing about writing 'Deadpool' is that he can demolish expectations and typical comic book conventions with monster truck force. There are few other characters who can transition so easily from one type of story to the next.
- Reading
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think Vikings have always been popular, haven't they? I remember being a kid and being in second grade reading a book about this Viking warrior.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
I sent in tons of submissions and proposals, and I collected my share of form rejection letters. Eventually, I found myself working at a comic book shop, where I met my future collaborator Brian Hurtt.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm an open book. People seem to like people that are very open - accepting, and not rude.
- Open
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- Nov 07, 2020
The reason I have LGBT fans is because I'm an open book; they're attracted to that.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love musicals; I just couldn't book one to save my life.
- Nov 07, 2020
I'm reading a book, because I'm brainy. No, it is a book - if you don't know, it is like a blog except bigger.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020