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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
- Book Tour
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- Nov 07, 2020
As a traveler, I should probably count myself fortunate to be living in the jet age, and as an author, I know I am lucky to have a book tour at all.
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
I make extensive outlines before I write a book. I usually know what will happen. I know the characters, and I know what they are about.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
That is a good book which is opened with expectation, and closed with delight and profit.
- Empty
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- Nov 07, 2020
Erudition - dust shaken out of a book into an empty skull.
- Name
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- Nov 07, 2020
One of the strangest results of having your name on a book jacket is the proliferation of people who know one narrow aspect of your life and are suddenly surprised to learn there's more.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have swung on a flying trapeze, explored a glacier, and been hit in the face by a shark's tail while scuba diving. I like to throw myself fully into projects and adventures, which is probably how I managed to publish a book in the first place.
- Living
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- Nov 07, 2020
Luckily I haven't fallen into the trap, which has claimed so many writers, of living from day to day thinking 'Ah, I'll write a book about that.'
- Person
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- Nov 07, 2020
I wanted to create a heroine that was flawed. I wanted her to be a real person. She's selfish, she's childish, she's immature and because I'm doing a three-book arc I really played that up in the first book. I wanted the reader to be annoyed with her at times.
- Beginning
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- Nov 07, 2020
One of the reasons it is considered such a privilege to sit on a Man Booker jury is because it is famously rigorous. The judging is not a gig for lightweights. Not only are all five judges expected to have read all 155 books from beginning to end, but they have to be able to talk fluently about every book at length.
- Power
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- Nov 07, 2020
It isn't enough for a book to be transporting or entertaining; it must also come from a place of knowledge and an understanding of aesthetics. Even where a longlisted book wears its craftsmanship lightly, the power of the writing shines through.
- Dog
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- Nov 07, 2020
I usually plan to read a book for a half-hour before bed, but then I end up staying awake until 3 A.M. to finish it. Fortunately, my dog doesn't mind when I keep the bedside lamp on.
- Curl
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have a screened in porch, and it's nice to curl up with a book outside when it's raining, especially an old battered classic like 'Pride & Prejudice & Zombies.'
- Joyful
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- Nov 07, 2020
To be quite honest, the joyful relief of the publication of my book was short-lived.
- Bus
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- Nov 07, 2020