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Books Quotes

In my books you have to concentrate, but I work hard to make it that, when you do, the rewards are quite high Picture Quote #1

Books have always helped me make sense of things. With any life experience, you can find someone who has documented it in a poetic way Picture Quote #1

The best books come from someplace inside. You don’t write because you want to, but because you have to Picture Quote #1

I’m such a fangirl when it comes to other writers. I read 250 books a year, and I’m always talking up books by other authors Picture Quote #1

I’m a total nerd. I love comic books and video games and most of all zombies! Picture Quote #1

I can’t throw books away. My wife is always telling me to get rid of some Picture Quote #1

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The only pressure I feel is to write good books. And to not replicate the previous book. Whether you have a thousand readers or a million readers it doesn’t change the pressure. I never feel tempted to give the reader what I think the reader wants Picture Quote #1

I can imagine a future in which real books will exist but in a more limited, particular way Picture Quote #1

Back in the class room, open your books, keep up, the teacher don’t know how mean she looks Picture Quote #1

I’ve got lots of books sitting here that have never been published because nobody could make any marketing sense of them Picture Quote #1

Catch me on a good day, I think half of my books aren’t too bad. Catch me on a bad day, I think I’ve never written a good line Picture Quote #1

We live in a dark time. Books are as dark as what is available to teenagers through the media every day Picture Quote #1

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What people tell me they take away from my books is that they can shape their lives, they can achieve their own dreams. And certainly that’s what I want them to take away Picture Quote #1

One of the great perks of being an actor is you’re only as smart as the job you’re in, you know, and you’re only as informed as the job you’re in, and you do become an expert, and you read all the books, but then there’s a part of, like, you move on Picture Quote #1

Now I’m trying to work outside first person. I do plan to write more books Picture Quote #1

A lot of writers, especially crime writers, have an image that we think we’re trying to keep up with. You’ve got to be seen as dark and slightly dangerous. But I’m not like that and I’ve realised that I don’t need to put that on. People will buy the books whether they see a photo of you dressed in black or not Picture Quote #1

I’ve read plenty of amazing science pieces where the writers don’t hang out in labs. I just have fun doing it. And I get rewarded for it; I get gushy, especially when kids tell me they expected to be bored by my books, but weren’t Picture Quote #1

Normally, I have a lot of alpha readers on my books. These are people that, once I finish a novel, I let them look at it and give me a reader response Picture Quote #1

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The craft of writing is all the stuff that you can learn through school; go to workshops and read books. Learn characterization, plot and dialogue and pacing and word choice and point of view. Then there’s also the art of it which is sort of the unknown, the inspiration, the stuff that is noncerebral Picture Quote #1

You need to put easy, nice, tranquil thoughts in your head before you go to bed. You know what I do? I read metaphysical books. The good stuff stays in your brain once you go under Picture Quote #1

Oh, I wish I organized my books. But I don’t. I’m not an organized person. The best I can do is put the books I really like in one sort of general area, and poetry in another Picture Quote #1

I am primarily a writer of books, and I enjoy that. But I come to realize that a lot of people prefer a visual medium Picture Quote #1

Knowledge is praised and desired by multitudes whom her charms could never rouse from the couch of sloth; whom the faintest invitation of pleasure draws away from their studies; to whom any other method of wearing the day is more eligible than the use of books, and who are more easily engaged by any conversation than such as may rectify their notions or enlarge their comprehension Picture Quote #1

If you think about movies that are adapted from books, they never feel like enough. There’s always too much cut out in the end. You either make a five hour movie or you leave out stuff that should be in there Picture Quote #1

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I picture my books as movies when I get stuck, and when I’m working on a new idea, the first thing I do is hit theaters to work out pacing and mood Picture Quote #1

Dialogue is the place that books are most alive and forge the most direct connection with readers. It is also where we as writers discover our characters and allow them to become real Picture Quote #1

My mother is an artist, and I have a strong visual sense. I almost always choose the cover art for my books Picture Quote #1

I like to be with my friends and my family, listen to music and read books. Things like that relax me Picture Quote #1

Culture, like the kingdom of heaven, lies within us, and not in foreign galleries and books Picture Quote #1

I’m not terribly conversant with children’s literature in general. I tend to read books for adults, being an adult Picture Quote #1

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In my books you have to concentrate, but I work hard to make it that, when you do, the rewards are quite high (Books Quotes) Books have always helped me make sense of things. With any life experience, you can find someone who has documented it in a poetic way (Books Quotes) The best books come from someplace inside. You don’t write because you want to, but because you have to (Books Quotes) I’m such a fangirl when it comes to other writers. I read 250 books a year, and I’m always talking up books by other authors (Books Quotes) I’m a total nerd. I love comic books and video games and most of all zombies! (Books Quotes) I can’t throw books away. My wife is always telling me to get rid of some (Books Quotes) The only pressure I feel is to write good books. And to not replicate the previous book. Whether you have a thousand readers or a million readers it doesn’t change the pressure. I never feel tempted to give the reader what I think the reader wants (Books Quotes) I can imagine a future in which real books will exist but in a more limited, particular way (Books Quotes) Back in the class room, open your books, keep up, the teacher don’t know how mean she looks (Books Quotes) I’ve got lots of books sitting here that have never been published because nobody could make any marketing sense of them (Books Quotes) Catch me on a good day, I think half of my books aren’t too bad. Catch me on a bad day, I think I’ve never written a good line (Books Quotes) We live in a dark time. Books are as dark as what is available to teenagers through the media every day (Books Quotes) What people tell me they take away from my books is that they can shape their lives, they can achieve their own dreams. And certainly that’s what I want them to take away (Books Quotes) One of the great perks of being an actor is you’re only as smart as the job you’re in, you know, and you’re only as informed as the job you’re in, and you do become an expert, and you read all the books, but then there’s a part of, like, you move on (Books Quotes) Now I’m trying to work outside first person. I do plan to write more books (Books Quotes) A lot of writers, especially crime writers, have an image that we think we’re trying to keep up with. You’ve got to be seen as dark and slightly dangerous. But I’m not like that and I’ve realised that I don’t need to put that on. People will buy the books whether they see a photo of you dressed in black or not (Books Quotes) I’ve read plenty of amazing science pieces where the writers don’t hang out in labs. I just have fun doing it. And I get rewarded for it; I get gushy, especially when kids tell me they expected to be bored by my books, but weren’t (Books Quotes) Normally, I have a lot of alpha readers on my books. These are people that, once I finish a novel, I let them look at it and give me a reader response (Books Quotes) The craft of writing is all the stuff that you can learn through school; go to workshops and read books. Learn characterization, plot and dialogue and pacing and word choice and point of view. Then there’s also the art of it which is sort of the unknown, the inspiration, the stuff that is noncerebral (Books Quotes) You need to put easy, nice, tranquil thoughts in your head before you go to bed. You know what I do? I read metaphysical books. The good stuff stays in your brain once you go under (Books Quotes) Oh, I wish I organized my books. But I don’t. I’m not an organized person. The best I can do is put the books I really like in one sort of general area, and poetry in another (Books Quotes) I am primarily a writer of books, and I enjoy that. But I come to realize that a lot of people prefer a visual medium (Books Quotes) Knowledge is praised and desired by multitudes whom her charms could never rouse from the couch of sloth; whom the faintest invitation of pleasure draws away from their studies; to whom any other method of wearing the day is more eligible than the use of books, and who are more easily engaged by any conversation than such as may rectify their notions or enlarge their comprehension (Books Quotes) If you think about movies that are adapted from books, they never feel like enough. There’s always too much cut out in the end. You either make a five hour movie or you leave out stuff that should be in there (Books Quotes) I picture my books as movies when I get stuck, and when I’m working on a new idea, the first thing I do is hit theaters to work out pacing and mood (Books Quotes) Dialogue is the place that books are most alive and forge the most direct connection with readers. It is also where we as writers discover our characters and allow them to become real (Books Quotes) My mother is an artist, and I have a strong visual sense. I almost always choose the cover art for my books (Books Quotes) I like to be with my friends and my family, listen to music and read books. Things like that relax me (Books Quotes) Culture, like the kingdom of heaven, lies within us, and not in foreign galleries and books (Books Quotes) I’m not terribly conversant with children’s literature in general. I tend to read books for adults, being an adult (Books Quotes)

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