I've always had a love for poetry and when I got signed to a record label I thought, 'How odd that I'm doing a record before a book of poetry,'
I love thinking of movie stars who could play the characters in the books I write. I think Charlize Theron would make a lovely Marie Antoinette.
I love that thing on Amazon that you can go on and order a book, and you click on it and it says, 'You might also like,' or 'Other people who bought this have bought that.'
I may not remember the name of a book's author, but let it be clear, what I will not forget is the violence, the poverty and the desperation that Mexico is living through.
I had the advantage of reading the book, and when the script was first submitted to me, it was just another gangster story - the east side taking over the west side and all that.
Books and opinions, no matter from whom they came, if they are in opposition to human rights, are nothing but dead letters.
I am a member of the London Library, and on almost every single job I do, there is some benefit to be had in going there and pulling two or three books off the shelves.
An extrovert looks at a stack of books and sees a stack of papers, while an introvert looks at the same stack and sees a soothing source of escape.
It sounds so geeky, but I really do like studying and reading, and if I'm not working on 'Harry Potter,' then my greatest relaxation is to sit with a book.
Professional reviewers read so many bad books in the course of duty that they get an unhealthy craving for arresting phrases.
The mood in which my book was conceived and executed, was in fact to some extent a passing one.
They have no discipline. They’ll still need us.” “Ha!” said Postel. “No discipline? Behold!!!! My cat has written a book! ...And she's published!" — Amok 2015
A favorite song or tune may stay on your mind for hours. A good book will stay on your mind until you find another.
Having been unpopular in high school is not just cause for book publications.
I write every day. I'm always in the process of writing my last book, until the next one.
I just have to proceed as usual. No matter what happens, nothing helps with the writing of the next book.
Withdraw, like a turtle, into a hard yet harmless shell, ornamented with beautiful memories of the past. from the book 'I Know Who You Are!
I always loved reading. Growing up, my favorite book was 'A Child's Garden of Verses,' by Robert Louis Stevenson.
This is my life's work. It is a user's manual to the human being, a parenting book ... and how to be the best you can be.
As far as advice, that will be in my next book, my next collection. I certainly never like to instruct anyone, but just say as I feel. That's the same as advice, isn't it?
Books fashion nets to sustain and support the reader as he falls helplessly through the chaos of his own existence.
