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1 " There's nothing I like better than a good book discussion with someone who can hold up his end of the argument. "
― Stephen King , Finders Keepers (Bill Hodges Trilogy, #2)
2 " Go with your bad self. "
3 " He kept seeing the brains dribbling down the wallpaper. It wasn’t the killing that stayed on his mind, it was the spilled talent. A lifetime of honing and shaping torn apart in less than a second. All those stories, all those images, and what came out looked like so much oatmeal. What was the point? "
4 " A good novelist does not lead his characters, he follows them. A good novelist does not create events, he watches them happen and then writes down what he sees. "
5 " Shit don't mean shit "
6 " For readers, one of life’s most electrifying discoveries is that they are readers—not just capable of doing it (which Morris already knew), but in love with it. Hopelessly. Head over heels. The first book that does that is never forgotten, and each page seems to bring a fresh revelation, one that burns and exalts: Yes! That’s how it is! Yes! I saw that, too! And, of course, That’s what I think! That’s what I FEEL! "
7 " After all, you’re his number one fan. "
8 " El ojo crítico siempre debe permanecer frío y claro "
9 " And you, CONSTANT READER. Thank God you’re still there after all these years. If you’re having fun, I am, too. "
10 " Books were escape. Books were freedom. "
11 " A good novelist realizes he is a secretary, not God. "
12 " For readers, one of life’s most electrifying discoveries is that they are readers – not just capable of doing it, but in love with it. Hopelessly. Head over heels. "
13 " If you look like you belong in a place, most people think you do. "
14 " No. I was going to say his work changed my life, but that’s not right. I don’t think a teenager has much of a life to change. I just turned eighteen last month. I guess what I mean is his work changed my heart. "
15 " For readers, one of life’s most electrifying discoveries is that they are readers—not just capable of doing it (which Morris already knew), but in love with it. Hopelessly. Head over heels. "
16 " You know what, kid? It's guys like you who give reading a bad name. "
17 " A good novelist does not lead his characters, he follows them. A good novelist does not create events, he watches them happen and then writes down what he sees. A good novelist realizes he is a secretary, not God. "
18 " As the twig is bent the bough is shaped, that was another old saying, and once a pretentious asshole, always a pretentious asshole. "
19 " writing couldn’t really be taught, only learned. "
20 " People assume any twentieth-century white male writer must be an alcoholic. "