Sometimes when people are attached to a project, they need persuading to stay attached, and then, in retrospect, they’re not the right person. Nick Hornby Read Quote
Why are we scared of a ’50s weepie? Why are we scared of a movie that pulls you in and punches you in the stomach? Nick Hornby Read Quote
Once you create this thing between duty and reading, it’s over. Reading’s over. Nick Hornby Read Quote
The whole point of reading is that the writer is speaking to you, and if you’re not listening, you’re not going to have any fun reading. Nick Hornby Read Quote
If you’re reading a novel that was written in 1964, you’ll find out more about 1964 than if you’re reading a nonfiction book written in 1964 because you’re hearing how language was actually used and hearing what people’s actual concerns were at the beginning of the 1960s. Nick Hornby Read Quote
I think the moment you’re writing about somebody who’s not exactly you, then the challenge is all equal. Nick Hornby Read Quote
In a way, novel writing is such a permanently student lifestyle. When it comes to movies, and you have to go to these meetings and try and impress people and get money out of them, I feel as though I’m playacting at being somebody who’s grown up. Nick Hornby Read Quote
