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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
- Doors
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- Nov 07, 2020
While I had no intention of ending the series after 'The Spellmans Strike Again,' I did close many doors in that book and, with the fifth one, I was opening a lot of doors and not finding anything behind them and then opening another door and another until I found something. It was a while before I found my stride.
- Enough
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- Nov 07, 2020
'Await Your Reply' by Dan Chaon. I've always been obsessed with the idea of disappearing and becoming someone else. Even if you don't share that obsession, I can't recommend this book highly enough.
- Movie Theater
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've been a children's book editor, a nanny, a camp counselor, a barista, a research lab assistant, and a movie theater ticket-taker.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'd love to do a book with scratch n' sniff pages and pieces of string and plastic attached to the pages, you know?
- Balance
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I made the leap from category romance to larger single-title books, I was encouraged to make the book 'big,' and suspense was allowed. Over the years, I've been able to write the kind of books I love, with a balance of suspense and romance. How lucky am I?
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
For me, the optimum circumstances for writing a book are those of stultifying routine.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
If you can start and finish a book, then you're already a million miles ahead of all those people who talk about wanting to write a book.
- Nov 07, 2020
Writing a book is not easy.
- Influence
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- Nov 07, 2020
Every brilliant book I read is an influence and an inspiration. As is every brilliant movie I watch and every brilliant box set.
- Reading
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- Nov 07, 2020
It wasn't until I was 23 and got married to a guy who was really bookish that I got completely hooked on reading and writing again. He had so many paperbacks, I didn't have to buy a book for four and a half years.
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- Nov 07, 2020
People say 'chick lit,' and what they mean is 'crap.' And so even though you might sell 100,000 copies of a book, you're never going to win a prize. These are books that people don't just read, they devour them - they stay up into the early hours because they want to devour them.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
Every time I've written a book, I'm like, 'Oh, it's so different from the last one. Are they going to like it?'
- Daily
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's a weird contrast between my usual daily routine and then my book coming out. It's like someone's just suddenly opened the curtains in a dark room, and everyone's looking at you.
- Presidency
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- Nov 07, 2020