“I know a movie and a book are two different things and you are going do different media in different ways. No author can want a movie to be exactly like the book because then it will be a bad movie.” KnowsWayWantTwoBookDifferentMediaDifferent WaysDifferent ThingsTwo Different ThingsBad Movies Author:Katherine Paterson
“I realize, of course, that I wasn't born knowing how to read. I just can't imagine a time when I didn't know how.” KnowsCoursesRealizingBornKnow HowKnowingImagine Author:Katherine Paterson
“When I was 18 years old, in a more innocent time, my first backpacking trip through Europe, I sneaked into the Temple of Saturn in the Roman Forum after nightfall and spent several hours in there avoiding the guards patrolling.” YearsFirstsHoursEuropeInnocentTemplesAvoidingForumsSaturnBackpackingNightfallPatrolling Author:Guy Gavriel Kay
“As many have noted, the peril for authors is that our work space is too easily our play space.” PlaySpacePeril Author:Guy Gavriel Kay
“Writing is never, ever easy but I wake up every morning grateful for the gift of being able to do this.” WritingAbleEasyMorningWake UpGratefulEvery Morning Author:Guy Gavriel Kay
“It was different, though, knowing something in your thoughts and then hearing it confirmed, made real, planted in the world like a tree” WorldMadeDifferentRealKnowingTreeHearingKnowing Something Author:Guy Gavriel Kay
“I have always argued, in a good novel, interesting things happen to interesting people.” PeopleHappensInterestingNovelThings HappenInteresting Things Author:Guy Gavriel Kay
“After a while, you start to realize that you should write a book you would want to read. I try to write a book I would enjoy.” WantShouldWritingTryingBookEnjoyRealizing Author:Guy Gavriel Kay
“Eat your heart out, Rowling. Maybe you have billions of dollars and my Hugo, but you don't have readers like these.” ReaderDollarsBillions Author:George R. R. Martin