Book Quotes by Janet Evanovich

17 Book quotes by Janet Evanovich

Janet Evanovich’s energetic style shines through these seventeen quips about reading. She mixes humor with a genuine affection for the escapism that books provide, making the collection feel like a friendly chat.

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I always felt once it goes into movie land, the book belongs to someone else.

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If you want to cry, you're not going to like my books.

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The 'Barnaby' books were always intended to be graphic novels.

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I really wouldn't classify the books as mysteries. I prefer to say that they're adventures.

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We're comic book fans; we're huge NASCAR fans.

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I write to entertain. When people read one of my books I want them to finish with a smile on their faces,…

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I look at the plotline and let my co-author basically write the book; first draft. Then they give it to me, and…

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I did a co-authored book not so long ago that was an American historical romance set at the turn of the century.…

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As writers, we all have an agenda, but if you recognize that agenda in a book, then you've failed.

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By about the sixth romance I knew I wasn't in exactly the right place. I liked writing action. And I wanted to…

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Some people learn from books, some listen to the advice of others, some learn from mistakes. I fit into the last category.…

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“A book?" he asked. "Yeah, remember before television and computers we used to do this thing called reading?”

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I'm so busy writing and editing two books a year that I don't have time for painting anymore.

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Since I can barely write two books a year the best solution seems to be co-author projects. My goal isn't to get…

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I think that some books are more successful than others to certain readers. People who read my books for the humor, they're…

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I go to bars and restaurants, and I sit and I eavesdrop on people and I watch people in shopping centers and,…

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Somewhere along the line, I realized that I liked telling stories, and I decided that I would try writing. Ten years later,…

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I need to look like an idiot at least twice a day to keep myself humble.

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“Ranger was waiting. He was dressed in black slacks, a form-fitting black T-shirt, and a black blazer.”

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I guessed my mother figured if my father got right down to the task of eating he wouldn’t be so inclined to jump up…

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You can get through very serious and sometimes horrible and sometimes embarrassing and very awkward situations with humor. It gives us a way out.

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I made a choice that I was not going to be a pretentious writer.

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“He wears jeans, untucked shirts, and a Glock 19, and he has a big shaggy dog named Bob.”

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