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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
- Think
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- Nov 07, 2020
What I think happens, and that you have to acknowledge though, is that a director uses a book as a launching pad for his own work and that's always very flattering.
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
I hate to tell you this, but I did not know what the National Book Award was when I got the call.
- Someone
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- Nov 07, 2020
I personally am a 'discovery writer,' as we're termed, someone who plans the book by writing it and then revising the entire thing. When it comes to saga, this means writing large chunks of prose before any of it coalesces into a book.
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's only one set of books I've written that I knew was going to be more than one book at the beginning, and those are the 'Missing Link' books.
- Poetry
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- Nov 07, 2020
My first book was an adult novel, 'Down Among the Gods,' published by Virago, and I've written poems as well, a slim volume of poetry.
- Feeling
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's a market for mysteries for adults. That feeling of opening a book and delving inside and not coming out until you've closed the book.
- Hope
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I'd pretty much given up hope of being published, so I just wrote the book I wanted to read.
- Feeling
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm still driven by the feeling I had when I wrote my first book or read a Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle adventure.
- Crossover
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm not a big crossover person, I'll be honest. I try to keep 'Hellcat' separate from the larger Marvel world because I want it to be a book anyone can read, not just a hardcore comics fan.
- Courage
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- Nov 07, 2020
I often visit Maria Tatar's 'The Grimm Reader' for a cold dose of courage. Her translations come from the Brothers Grimm, whose now-famous collection of 'Kinder- und Hausmarchen' ('Children's and Household Tales') was first published in 1812. The book was not intended for young readers.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Every well-written book is a light for me. When you write, you use other writers and their books as guides in the wilderness.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Hands down, the biggest thrill is to get a letter from a kid saying, I loved your book. Will you write me another one?
- Job
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- Nov 07, 2020
I didn't start working on children's books until I got a job at a book warehouse on the children's floor. When I started reading some of the books, I was so impressed.
- Cricket
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- Nov 07, 2020