With the adult ones, I feel I need to get as deep inside the psychology of a character as I can, and that needs to be first-person. In the children's books, I feel I need some distance. I don't want… — John Boyne Copy Share Image
“Bruno was jealous, he had to wear stupid pants en shoes while the boys at the other side of the fence were wearing nice… — John Boyne Copy Share
We all are [normal]. Their idea of normal just happens to be different to some other people's idea of normal. But this is the… — John Boyne Copy Share
“Maybe there were no villains in my mother’s story at all. Just men and women, trying to do their best by each other. And… — John Boyne Copy Share
I think that books for young people should have serious and important themes, they shouldn't be trivial. So the books I write, they would… — John Boyne Copy Share
Just because a man glances up at the sky at night does not make him an astronomer, you know. — John Boyne Copy Share
“Every man is afraid of women as far as I can see,” said Julian, displaying an understanding of the universe far beyond his years.… — John Boyne Copy Share
I don't buy into the idea that an Irish writer should write about Ireland, or a gay writer should write about being gay. But… — John Boyne Copy Share
“For a moment he considered running across the platform to tell people about the empty seats in the carriage, but he decided not to… — John Boyne Copy Share
I move between the two: I write an adult novel, and then I write a children's book. I quite enjoy that. It's a nice… — John Boyne Copy Share
“Pavel is not a doctor any more, Bruno' said Maria quietly. 'But he was. In another life. Before he came here” — John Boyne Copy Share
“Astonishing how everyone is willing to go abroad to fight for the rights of foreigners while having such little concern for those of their… — John Boyne Copy Share
Bruno opened his eyes in wonder at the things he saw. In his imagination he had tough that all the huts were full of… — John Boyne Copy Share
I wrote my first book at 20, but my whole focus from about the age of 12 was to be a writer. — John Boyne Copy Share
