Josh Malerman Quotes
It's refreshing, if you ask me, to have lengthy conversations with clear, brilliant minds about books, art, and what ought to happen next and how. I love it.
Quotes to Explore
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The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.
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I read books. Remember those? I read them, on paper.
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I was always an avid reader of books. My vocabulary, my English are all thanks to that reading habit. Reading keeps me grounded. I came from a very middle class family – poor, in fact.
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There are many reluctant young readers who haven't yet found books that make them laugh.
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Books are the heart of any home, and I spend hours going through books for design inspiration.
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I love books about treks and journeys into the unknown.
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You will always see big, chunky bags around me. I have always been fond of bags. Bags are extremely essential because I keep my books in them.
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I was about 11 or 12 when I began to pick up my mother's books.
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I was always more interested in my books and my writing than going out. It's OK to say I'm a nerd. That's me.
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May books spread the world over!
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Books are an ancient and proven medium. Their physical form inspires passion.
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Obviously people read the books in order to be entertained.
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Twitter is fun because it lets me stay in touch with all my original readers who grew up with my books. I love hearing from readers instantly on Twitter.
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Books are still my favorite present.
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Laws against homosexual behavior should remain on the books.
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I didn't read comic books; that's not something that was really available to me as a child. We watched more cartoons and movies.
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To move up to hardcover is a way of getting more attention for my books. It means a lot to me: It means my books are legitimate.
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My books are based 98 percent on documentary evidence.
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Argument, as usually managed, is the worst sort of conversation, as it is generally in books the worst sort of reading.
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I think it's so important for all of us to be able to see ourselves represented in the books we read and the movies and TV shows we watch.
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Stylistically, I love make-up. I love doing my own make-up and stuff, but clothes-wise, I actually didn't ever really care. Initially the fashion world was more interested in me than the music world, which was strange when I first started singing.
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A tragedy is that moment where the hero comes face to face with his true identity.
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Too much time is spent getting ready to live and making a living and not enough in living dynamically and enjoyably right now. The most important thing – and I am sure I am right – is to maintain an active, alert interest in everything going on about you.
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It's refreshing, if you ask me, to have lengthy conversations with clear, brilliant minds about books, art, and what ought to happen next and how. I love it.
