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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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- Nov 07, 2020
If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all.
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As a child, I had the opportunity to meet the captain onboard a British Airways flight. It was so exciting to see the cockpit and controls. I was in awe of the captain, and he stamped my log book, which I still have to this day.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've never read a self help book... the most self-help I've read is on a beer mat.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm quite nosy. Somebody will be reading a book on a train, and I'll go: 'How is it? Is it any good?' and they'll be like, 'Yeah, now let me read it.'
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One of the great upsides to a national book tour is the chance to break out of television's cocoon and interact directly with the American people.
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- Nov 07, 2020
The English book world is relatively closed to translation, so only a small amount of foreign language work can come in.
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While Fledging is a different type of book, The Parable series serve as cautionary tales. I wrote the Parable books because of the direction of the country. You can call it save the world fiction, but it clearly doesn't save anything.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm not a fan of 'Gone With the Wind.' I didn't like the movie. I didn't like the book.
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