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Book Quotes

I think the book is less emotional than the film. With the film, the emotions are much more raw and in front. In the book, they are kind of ironized and seen through comedy Picture Quote #1

I fantasize about having a manual job where I can come home at night, read a book and not feel responsible for what will happen the next day Picture Quote #1

I wanted to write and direct movies and not be forced to adapt them from a bestselling book Picture Quote #1

If I read a book that cost me $20 and I get one good idea, I’ve gotten one of the greatest bargains of all time Picture Quote #1

Real education should consist of drawing the goodness and the best out of our own students. What better books can there be than the book of humanity? Picture Quote #1

There’s a difference between knowing what’s on the page in a history book and actually feeling that page have curves and valleys Picture Quote #1

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What are people going to do? Fire me? I’ve been fired before. Not book me? I’ve been out of work before. I don’t care Picture Quote #1

To produce a mighty book, you must choose a mighty theme. No great and enduring volume can ever be written on the flea, though many there be that have tried it Picture Quote #1

It’s true that I have spoken about doing a book before, but then everyone you speak to is planning to write a book Picture Quote #1

The good, the admirable reader identifies himself not with the boy or the girl in the book, but with the mind that conceived and composed that book Picture Quote #1

It is my ambition to say in ten sentences what others say in a whole book Picture Quote #1

There is not one big cosmic meaning for all, there is only the meaning we each give to our life, an individual meaning, an individual plot, like an individual novel, a book for each person Picture Quote #1

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It’s a discovery of a story when I write a book, a case of inching ahead on each page and discovering what’s beyond in the darkness, beyond where you’re writing Picture Quote #1

I don’t care what they do with my book so long as the flippin check clears Picture Quote #1

The vampire underworld is much larger than most people could imagine. It exists in all the cities mentioned in the book, but also in many, many more. Teenagers, especially, seem to like to act out vampire fantasies Picture Quote #1

I think there are readers out there and I don’t think the book is dead. And more importantly I don’t think readers have to choose between literary and commercial fiction Picture Quote #1

I will say overwhelmingly what means so much more to me than the opinion of one reviewer are the letters I get from fans who tell me how a particular book has changed their life Picture Quote #1

The reason I did the book about holidays is that you’re a different person on holiday. You’re sleeping somewhere unfamiliar, knocking about with people you’ve never met and for 10 days you’re someone else. You’re out of your comfortable zone Picture Quote #1

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No man understands a deep book until he has seen and lived at least part of its contents Picture Quote #1

There are perhaps no days of our childhood we lived so fully as those we spent with a favorite book Picture Quote #1

The question is, are we happy to suppose that our grandchildren may never be able to see an elephant except in a picture book? Picture Quote #1

You see, the interesting thing about books, as opposed, say, to films, is that it’s always just one person encountering the book, it’s not an audience, it’s one to one Picture Quote #1

As long as a film stays unmade, the book is entirely yours, it belongs to the writer. As soon as you make it into a film, suddenly more people see it than have ever read the book Picture Quote #1

A book is a garden, an orchard, a storehouse, a party, a company by the way, a counselor, a multitude of counselors Picture Quote #1

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When we read a story, we inhabit it. The covers of the book are like a roof and four walls. What is to happen next will take place within the four walls of the story. And this is possible because the story’s voice makes everything its own Picture Quote #1

Making a book is a craft, like making a clock; it needs more than native wit to be an author Picture Quote #1

When a book raises your spirit, and inspires you with noble and manly thoughts, seek for no other test of its excellence. It is good, and made by a good workman Picture Quote #1

This is the sixth book I’ve written, which isn’t bad for a guy who’s only read two Picture Quote #1

Finishing a book is just like you took a child out in the back yard and shot it Picture Quote #1

I’ve always believed in writing without a collaborator, because where two people are writing the same book, each believes he gets all the worry and only half the royalties Picture Quote #1

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I think the book is less emotional than the film. With the film, the emotions are much more raw and in front. In the book, they are kind of ironized and seen through comedy (Book Quotes) I fantasize about having a manual job where I can come home at night, read a book and not feel responsible for what will happen the next day (Book Quotes) I wanted to write and direct movies and not be forced to adapt them from a bestselling book (Book Quotes) If I read a book that cost me $20 and I get one good idea, I’ve gotten one of the greatest bargains of all time (Book Quotes) Real education should consist of drawing the goodness and the best out of our own students. What better books can there be than the book of humanity? (Book Quotes) There’s a difference between knowing what’s on the page in a history book and actually feeling that page have curves and valleys (Book Quotes) What are people going to do? Fire me? I’ve been fired before. Not book me? I’ve been out of work before. I don’t care (Book Quotes) To produce a mighty book, you must choose a mighty theme. No great and enduring volume can ever be written on the flea, though many there be that have tried it (Book Quotes) It’s true that I have spoken about doing a book before, but then everyone you speak to is planning to write a book (Book Quotes) The good, the admirable reader identifies himself not with the boy or the girl in the book, but with the mind that conceived and composed that book (Book Quotes) It is my ambition to say in ten sentences what others say in a whole book (Book Quotes) There is not one big cosmic meaning for all, there is only the meaning we each give to our life, an individual meaning, an individual plot, like an individual novel, a book for each person (Book Quotes) It’s a discovery of a story when I write a book, a case of inching ahead on each page and discovering what’s beyond in the darkness, beyond where you’re writing (Book Quotes) I don’t care what they do with my book so long as the flippin check clears (Book Quotes) The vampire underworld is much larger than most people could imagine. It exists in all the cities mentioned in the book, but also in many, many more. Teenagers, especially, seem to like to act out vampire fantasies (Book Quotes) I think there are readers out there and I don’t think the book is dead. And more importantly I don’t think readers have to choose between literary and commercial fiction (Book Quotes) I will say overwhelmingly what means so much more to me than the opinion of one reviewer are the letters I get from fans who tell me how a particular book has changed their life (Book Quotes) The reason I did the book about holidays is that you’re a different person on holiday. You’re sleeping somewhere unfamiliar, knocking about with people you’ve never met and for 10 days you’re someone else. You’re out of your comfortable zone (Book Quotes) No man understands a deep book until he has seen and lived at least part of its contents (Book Quotes) There are perhaps no days of our childhood we lived so fully as those we spent with a favorite book (Book Quotes) The question is, are we happy to suppose that our grandchildren may never be able to see an elephant except in a picture book? (Book Quotes) You see, the interesting thing about books, as opposed, say, to films, is that it’s always just one person encountering the book, it’s not an audience, it’s one to one (Book Quotes) As long as a film stays unmade, the book is entirely yours, it belongs to the writer. As soon as you make it into a film, suddenly more people see it than have ever read the book (Book Quotes) A book is a garden, an orchard, a storehouse, a party, a company by the way, a counselor, a multitude of counselors (Book Quotes) When we read a story, we inhabit it. The covers of the book are like a roof and four walls. What is to happen next will take place within the four walls of the story. And this is possible because the story’s voice makes everything its own (Book Quotes) Making a book is a craft, like making a clock; it needs more than native wit to be an author (Book Quotes) When a book raises your spirit, and inspires you with noble and manly thoughts, seek for no other test of its excellence. It is good, and made by a good workman (Book Quotes) This is the sixth book I’ve written, which isn’t bad for a guy who’s only read two (Book Quotes) Finishing a book is just like you took a child out in the back yard and shot it (Book Quotes) I’ve always believed in writing without a collaborator, because where two people are writing the same book, each believes he gets all the worry and only half the royalties (Book Quotes)

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