--- title: "1 Make Book Quotes By Jim C. Hines" description: "1 Make Book quotes by Jim C. Hines. Plus more from Jim C. Hines and more Make Book sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ad/jim-c-hines-9962_age_i-like-big-books-and-i-cannot-lie-you-ot_111002.jpg" --- > [I like big books and I cannot lie. You other readers can’t deny That when a kid walks in with The Name of the Wind Like a hardbound brick of win. Story bling. Wanna swipe that thing Cause you see…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-c-hines/i-like-big-books-and-i-cannot-lie-you-other-readers-can-t-deny-that/) [Jim C. Hines](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-c-hines/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ad/jim-c-hines-9962_age_i-like-big-books-and-i-cannot-lie-you-ot_111002.jpg) ## More by Jim C. Hines > [...bookstores, libraries... they're the closest thing I have to a church.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-c-hines/bookstores-libraries-they-re-the-closest-thing-i-have-to-a-church/) [Jim C. Hines](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-c-hines/) > [I like big books and I cannot lie. You other readers can’t deny That when a kid walks in with The Name of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-c-hines/i-like-big-books-and-i-cannot-lie-you-other-readers-can-t-deny-that/) [Jim C. Hines](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-c-hines/) > [Do you know why happily ever after is a lie?" Snow asked. "Because life is change.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-c-hines/do-you-know-why-happily-ever-after-is-a-lie-snow-asked-because-life/) [Jim C. Hines](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-c-hines/) > [ “Freedom of speech does not protect you from the consequences of saying stupid shit. \[ Blog post, March 12, 2012 \]” ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-c-hines/freedom-of-speech-does-not-protect-you-from-the-consequences-of/) [Jim C. Hines](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-c-hines/) > [I've found that there's a pretty wide range of silly. I don't want to do outright parody, because I like keeping my own characters…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-c-hines/i-ve-found-that-there-s-a-pretty-wide-range-of-silly-i-don-t-want-to/) [Jim C. Hines](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-c-hines/) > [“None of us live happily forever after. But we can choose to be happy today.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-c-hines/none-of-us-live-happily-forever-after-but-we-can-choose-to-be-happy/) [Jim C. Hines](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-c-hines/) > [“A minimum of three and a half hours. Probably closer to five.” The vent’s valve mechanism was meant to be serviced from the other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-c-hines/a-minimum-of-three-and-a-half-hours-probably-closer-to-five-the-vent/) [Jim C. Hines](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-c-hines/) > [“Trust is a choice. Actually, trust is more of a desperate, hopeful guess based on limited information.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-c-hines/trust-is-a-choice-actually-trust-is-more-of-a-desperate-hopeful-guess/) [Jim C. Hines](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-c-hines/) > [ “Jeff \[the werewolf\] cocked his head and stared at me like I had just turned into a were-rabbit. Admittedly, this was a tremendous improvement… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-c-hines/jeff-the-werewolf-cocked-his-head-and-stared-at-me-like-i-had-just/) [Jim C. Hines](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-c-hines/) > [That worked great! Thank you so much. What next?" "I don't know. I didn't expect you to live through it." "Oh.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-c-hines/that-worked-great-thank-you-so-much-what-next-i-don-t-know-i-didn-t/) [Jim C. Hines](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-c-hines/) > [A zombie amusement park sounds like fun, but the health code violations alone are enough to turn your stomach.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-c-hines/a-zombie-amusement-park-sounds-like-fun-but-the-health-code/) [Jim C. Hines](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-c-hines/) > [Ive tried to write deep and serious. I spent years working to write a story that would make my writing group cry.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-c-hines/ive-tried-to-write-deep-and-serious-i-spent-years-working-to-write-a/) [Jim C. Hines](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-c-hines/) > [“Heart of Glass”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-c-hines/heart-of-glass/) [Jim C. Hines](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-c-hines/) > [“My name is Isaac Vainio," I said. "You smashed my library. Prepare to die." Everything went better with Princess Bride references.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-c-hines/my-name-is-isaac-vainio-i-said-you-smashed-my-library-prepare-to-die/) [Jim C. Hines](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-c-hines/) > [“Forget about what goblins would do. Forget about what an adventurer would do. I need to figure out what Jig should do.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-c-hines/forget-about-what-goblins-would-do-forget-about-what-an-adventurer/) [Jim C. Hines](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-c-hines/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/make-book/jim-c-hines/#itemlist", "name": "1 Make Book Quotes By Jim C. Hines", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I like big books and I cannot lie. 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