Eoin Colfer Quotes
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I often meet frustrated young writers who say they've only got so far and just can't finish a book. Even if you don't happen to use what you've worked on that day, it has taught you something and you'll be amazed when you might come back to it and use it again.
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What many people don't know about 'Peter Pan' is that it's a very violent book and Hook is one of the most finely observed villains ever.
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'Nice shirt, Fletcher,' said Sergeant Murt Hourihan. ''You looking for a job in a surf store?'
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In the Bernstein Manual there is a short chapter on undercover work. The first line says, in capital letters, AVOID UNDERCOVER WORK.
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I have a lovely office at the back of my house; it's an old stable and you can see right out to the countryside on one side and into the house on the other side.
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Red held me at arm’s length, grinning. 'Welcome to the family, Half Moon,' he said.
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When I went to school, I was already reading and writing. In fact, I was offended that the other kids couldn't.
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I do like to read in bed, but because I have two kids I'm often forced to read in the bathroom.
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I am perhaps unusual in that I came to 'Doctor Who' through the numerous novelisations and not through the television show.
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I have always loved 'Stig of the Dump.' I think reading that book made me officially realise that I was a reader.
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'Don't worry. I've been in showbusiness for a long time now - I know how to handle bastards'
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The thing about reading is that if you are hooked, you're not going to stop just because one series is over; you're going to go and find something else.
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'Who can fathom the workings of the criminal mind?' I said, trying to sound intelligent.