School just speeds things up... Without school it might take 70 years before you wake up and are able to count. — Louis Sachar Copy Share Image
I'm no good at describing my books. 'Holes' has been out now for seven years, and I still can't come up with… — Louis Sachar Copy Share Image
My parents played bridge, and I remember being fascinated watching them. I sometimes got a chance to sit in on a hand,… — Louis Sachar Copy Share Image
I write in the mornings, two or three hours every day, and then at least four times a week I play in… — Louis Sachar Copy Share Image
I actually started an adult book, worked on it for about two years, and then decided it just wasn't coming together for… — Louis Sachar Copy Share Image
“And what would you like, Sharie?" asked Miss Mush. "What do you have?" asked Sharie. "Potato salad". "What else is there?" asked Sharie. "Nothing"… — Louis Sachar Copy Share Image
I think of a book and a play, or a book and a movie, as two separate things - I don't think of it… — Louis Sachar Copy Share Image
Rattlesnakes would be a lot more dangerous if they didn't have the rattle. — Louis Sachar Copy Share Image
I jog in the morning and then write for about two hours. There are times when I'm really excited and can't wait to get… — Louis Sachar Copy Share Image
“He didn’t have any friends at home. He was overweight and the kids at his middle school often teased him about his size. Even… — Louis Sachar Copy Share Image
“If only, if only, the woodpecker sighs, The bark on the tree was just a little bit softer. While the wolf waits below, hungry… — Louis Sachar Copy Share Image
But don't forget who you really are. And I'm not talking about your so-called real name. All names are made up by someone else,… — Louis Sachar Copy Share Image
