What did John Boyne mean by: I was dropped by my publisher after my first two books. But I always believed in myself. - John Boyne Novelist · Ireland Copy
+ The dot that became a speck that became a blob that became a figure that became a boy Feraz Zeid, January 11, 2024January 11, 2024, John Boyne, Boys, Dots, Figures, 0 - John Boyne Novelist · Ireland
+ Don’t make it worse by thinking it’s more painful than it actually is. Feraz Zeid, January 12, 2024January 12, 2024, John Boyne, Painful, 0 - John Boyne Novelist · Ireland
+ Their lost voices must continue to be heard. Feraz Zeid, October 2, 2023December 26, 2023, John Boyne, Heard, Lost, Voice, 0 - John Boyne Novelist · Ireland
+ Bruno: We’re not supposed to be friends, you and me. We’re meant to be enemies. Did you know that? Feraz Zeid, January 11, 2024January 11, 2024, John Boyne, Enemy, Supposed To Be, 0 - John Boyne Novelist · Ireland
+ Just because a man glances up at the sky at night does not make him an astronomer, you know. Feraz Zeid, January 11, 2024January 11, 2024, John Boyne, Night, Sky, 0 - John Boyne Novelist · Ireland
+ I think i’m just breathing, that’s all. And there’s a difference between breathing and being alive. Feraz Zeid, January 11, 2024January 11, 2024, John Boyne, Breathe, 0 - John Boyne Novelist · Ireland
+ You’re my best friend, Shmuel,’ he said. ‘My best friend for life. Feraz Zeid, January 11, 2024January 11, 2024, John Boyne, Best Friend, 0 - John Boyne Novelist · Ireland
+ Sitting around miserable all day won’t make you any happier. Feraz Zeid, September 28, 2023December 26, 2023, John Boyne, Miserable, 0 - John Boyne Novelist · Ireland
That is the greatest gift my books have given me; what it means and has done for the kids. - Jean Craighead George
Making a book is a craft, like making a clock; it needs more than native wit to be an author. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
Books can ignite fires in your mind, because they carry ideas for kindling, and art for matches. - Gary D. Schmidt Author
There is as much trickery required to grow rich by a stupid book as there is folly in buying it. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
Anyone who reads a book with a sense of obligation does not understand the art of reading. - Lin Yutang Writer · China