Book Quotes by David Nicholls

10 Book quotes by David Nicholls

David Nicholls often writes about the human heart, and here he turns that focus to books. These ten short thoughts give a clear sense of why stories hold a special place in his mind.

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Read a book at the right age and it will stay with you for life.

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“Brian: I love books Prof. Morrison: The contents of books, or just owning a whole load of books?”

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When you're reading a book, you're always looking for the natural place to stop. With a movie, you can't really have that…

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Well, it's so hard for books to take off. You give years of your life to something that probably won't happen, so…

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An adaptation leads the cinema-goer to the original to find out what they're missing and if they already know the book, it…

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Most of the books and films I love walk a knife edge between romance and cynicism, and I wanted 'One Day' to…

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Of course you should study whatever you want. The written appreciation and understanding of literature, or any kind of artistic endeavour, is…

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For the best part of my childhood I visited the local library three or four times a week, hunching in the stacks…

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I know that for every reader who has lost the habit or can't find the time, there are people who've never enjoyed…

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It would be inappropiate, undignified, at 38, to conduct friendships or love affairs with the ardour or intensity of a 22 year…

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