Most writers are unhappy with film adaptations of their work, and rightly so. 'Field of Dreams,' however, caught the spirit and essence of 'Shoeless Joe' while making the necessary changes to make the work more visual. — W. P. Kinsella Copy Share Image
I was lucky to get one good adaptation. Field of Dreams the Musical is lurking in the wings. Hope it will provide my daughters with a ton of money someday. — W. P. Kinsella Copy Share Image
I think it is worse [in 2015] for a mid-list author such as myself. You either have to sell like Stephen King or go… — W. P. Kinsella Copy Share Image
My dad talked a good game. [I'm as a] child got only the World Series on the radio. — W. P. Kinsella Copy Share Image
Discovered W. Somerset Maugham in about 5th grade. Didn't understand the plots, but loved the descriptions. — W. P. Kinsella Copy Share Image
Find something that thrills you, and when you finish reading it for enjoyment, read it again line by line, paragraph by paragraph to see… — W. P. Kinsella Copy Share Image
Someone once described the pitching of a no-hit game as like catching lighting in a bottle. — W. P. Kinsella Copy Share Image
Praise the name of baseball. The word will set captives free. The word will open the eyes of the blind. The word will raise… — W. P. Kinsella Copy Share Image
My intuition told me that it was the grass that was important.Now it glows parrot-green, cool as mint, soft as moss, lying there like… — W. P. Kinsella Copy Share Image
[Mid-list writers are now] less greed on the part of both publishers and chain booksellers. It is easier for them to publish and sell… — W. P. Kinsella Copy Share Image
At one time I'd been to every park except Baltimore and Houston, but can't even keep track of who plays where these days. — W. P. Kinsella Copy Share Image
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