I’ve never written a novel before, and part of the reason I haven’t is I was worried about getting 50,000 words into a book and realizing I’d made a mistake on word three that would mean throwing everything out. Ryan North Read Quote
You can have an idea that everyone else thinks is dumb, and it’s still a good idea. Ryan North Read Quote
This is why it’s hard to talk about winning awards. You can’t do it without sounding like a tool. Ryan North Read Quote
The idea of taking command of your life and doing something that you’re not sure if you can do and you’re not really sure if you should do it, I think is pretty timeless. We all face those doubts often, if not constantly. Ryan North Read Quote
You care a lot about these stories you’re writing, and you hope that someone else will care, too. Ryan North Read Quote
A shot-down advance doesn’t have to mean the end of a relationship, right? You can still be friends, as long as you’re not dumb about it. Ryan North Read Quote
The nice thing with Shakespeare from a modern point of view is that a lot of stuff that was tragic for him can read as comic for us. Ryan North Read Quote
You can do so much crazy stuff with books that isn’t necessarily being done. That’s how culture stays alive – by doing new things with it. Ryan North Read Quote
I’ve always found it funny when people call ‘Romeo and Juliet’ ‘the greatest love story ever told’ because – man – it does not work out well for those kids, you know? I’d like to think the greatest love story ever told would at least let them be together for more than a few hours. Ryan North Read Quote
