Home / Authors / Louis Sachar

Louis Sachar

Louis Sachar Quotes

Writer

Louis Sachar, born on March 20, 1954, is an American author of children's literature. Known for his unique narrative style and profound thematic insights, his works have won the hearts of readers worldwide, with his novel 'Holes' being particularly popular.

Filter quotes by topic

All School Ifs Book Holes Thinking Knows Way Writing Kids Said Stories Feels Five Giving Small Steps Steps Stills Two Years Children

Famous Louis Sachar Quotes

“I think of a book and a play, or a book and a movie, as two separate things - I don't think of it as my novel having a new life.”

Thinking Two Book Play Novel New Life

Author:Louis Sachar

“Not counting Small Steps, I think Holes is my best book, in terms of plot, and setting, and the way the story revealed itself. It hasn’t changed my life, other than that I have more money than I did before I wrote it. I’m still too close to Small Steps to compare it to Holes.”

Thinking Way Stills Book Stories Term Steps Changed Holes Setting Settings Compare Plot More Money Counting Changed My Life Small Steps

Author:Louis Sachar

“I want kids to think that reading can be just as much fun and more so than TV or video games or whatever else they do. I think any other kind of message or morals that I might teach is secondary to first just enjoying a book.”

Thinking Want Firsts Kind Book Might Kids Reading Games Fun Enjoy Moral Teach Tvs Messages Video

Author:Louis Sachar

“Part of me becomes the characters I'm writing about. I think readers feel like they are there, the way I am, as a result.”

Thinking Way Feels Writing Character Results Reader

Author:Louis Sachar

“The media tends to portray the teenage world as one where drinking and sex is taken for granted. In fact, I think most teenagers don't drink, are unsure of themselves, and feel awkward around members of the opposite sex.”

Thinking World Feels Facts Sex Taken Media Drink Members Opposites Drinking Granted Teenager Awkward Teenage Taken For Granted Unsure

Author:Louis Sachar

“When I turned the corner, I saw Toni waving at me from the elevator. I think I've already told you how it made me feel to see her smile and wave at me. You can have your sunsets and waterfalls. If a piano were to suddenly fall on my head, that's the image I'd want forever engraved in my mind. —Alton Richard”

Ifs Thinking Want Feels Mind Made Fall Forever Saws Wave Corners Piano Sunset Elevators Waterfalls Her Smile Engraved

Book:The Cardturner

Source: The Cardturner

“In a way, it made him sad. He couldn't help but think that a hundred times zero was still nothing.”

Thinking Way Made Stills Helping Hundred Zero

Book:Holes

Source: Holes

“I'm not stupid. I know everybody thinks I am. I just don't like answering their questions.”

Thinking Knows Stupid Not Stupid

Book:Holes

Source: Holes

“I never think of an entire book at once. I always just start with a very small idea. In 'Holes,' I just began with the setting; a juvenile correctional facility located in the Texas desert. Then I slowly make up the story, and rewrite it several times, and each time I rewrite it, I get new ideas, and change the old ideas around.”

Thinking Book Ideas Stories Holes Setting Settings Desert Texas New Ideas Facility Juvenile Old Ideas Small Ideas

Author:Louis Sachar

About the Author

Born: March 20, 1954
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 81

Related Topics

School Ifs Book Holes Thinking Knows Way Writing Kids Said Stories Feels Five Giving Small Steps Steps Stills Two Years Children

Popular Topics

People Ifs Thinking Knows Men World Way Want Love Life Inspirational Needs Giving Feels Should Writing Trying Years Mind Firsts

Books & Sources

HolesRelated source material

The CardturnerRelated source material

Wayside School is Falling DownRelated source material

There's a Boy in the Girls' BathroomRelated source material

Wayside School Gets A Little StrangerRelated source material

Sideways Stories from Wayside SchoolRelated source material

Small StepsRelated source material

Stanley Yelnats' Survival Guide to Camp GreenlakeRelated source material

Stanley Yelnats' Survival Guide to Camp Green LakeRelated source material

The Cardturner: A Novel About Imperfect Partners and Infinite PossibilitiesRelated source material

Similar Authors

Stephen KingBrowse related quotes
Paul AusterBrowse related quotes
George SaundersBrowse related quotes
Neil GaimanBrowse related quotes
Judy BlumeBrowse related quotes
Ray BradburyBrowse related quotes
Sandra CisnerosBrowse related quotes
Junot DiazBrowse related quotes
Margaret AtwoodBrowse related quotes
John IrvingBrowse related quotes