I find the presence of the sea quite inspiring, and sometimes I do just get out and walk around and take in the sea breeze to try and clear my mind. Garth Nix Read Quote
If only one in 1,000 people that I talk to goes on to write a good book, that’s one more good book that I’ve helped along… and maybe it will be a book I love myself five or 10 years down the line. Garth Nix Read Quote
In all my books, I try to have a strong element of realism underlying the fantastic. Garth Nix Read Quote
Interestingly, it is often the younger members of the audience who ask the most sophisticated questions. Garth Nix Read Quote
I like movies in particular, on video or T.V. I have lots of old favorites, like Danny Kaye in ‘The Court Jester’ or ‘The Secret Life of Walter Mitty’ or James Stewart in ‘Winchester ’73.’ But I also like a lot of modern films. Garth Nix Read Quote
I like to write books that I would have liked as a child, that would have got me thinking and imagining beyond the words on the page. In a way, my audience is always how I remember myself as a child. Garth Nix Read Quote
Authors are influenced by everything they’ve ever read. If you’ve read widely enough, it helps you create your own mix. Garth Nix Read Quote
Unlike the stereotypical author, I’ve never had a job as a short-order cook, but I love cooking hot breakfasts for lots of people, juggling the eggs and the bacon and the tomatoes and the fried potatoes and so on. Garth Nix Read Quote