"The afrit batted his eyelashes with a ostentatious……" — Jonathan Stroud
"The afrit batted his eyelashes with a ostentatious lack of concern. "Indeed? Have you a name?" "A name?" I cried. "I have MANY names! I am Bartimaeus! I am Sakhr al-Jinni! I am N'gorso the Mighty and the Serpent of Silver Plumes!" I paused dramatically. The young man looked blank. "Nope never heard of you. Now if you'll just-"
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72 Quotes by Jonathan Stroud
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So I departed, leaving behind a pungent smell of brimstone. Just something to remember me by.
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That's usuаllу hоw thеу start, thе young оnеs. Meaningless waffle.
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I read a bit of the Icelandic sagas. They're fascinating in that they are completely ordinary. The farmer will go…
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When I write something that would have made me laugh as a 10-year-old, or would have scared me or would…
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As a child I was really into fantasy books with elves and goblins and swords, and I went through a…
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As an author, you need to keep talking to your audience to remind yourself what they like and what they…
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The important thing about any book is that you have to have a good story and that it has to…
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Getting that first draft out is a horribly hard grind, but that (perversely) is where the joy of it lies.
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