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The first books I was interested in were all about baseball. But I can't think of one single book that changed my life in any way.

The books I used to love as a kid, I used to read football books - and by that I mean soccer books - stories about boys in school who started to play football and then became the captain. I'd read them cover to cover. I just got lost in them.

As a kid I was fascinated with sports, and I loved sports more than anything else. The first books I read were about sports, like books about Baseball Joe, as one baseball hero was called.

I love baseball - 'Moneyball' was my favorite book when I was 13.

Since I spend such a long time making each book, I only choose books that I'm really interested in and that I really love.

A great book should leave you with many experiences, and slightly exhausted. You should live several lives while reading it.

I'd always liked to read, but when I picked up books I wasn't getting the same kind of excitement from them that I was from going out clubbing. I wanted to get the same kind of feel.

I've summarized dozens of books in my literary career; it's become rather second nature.

I love books so much. I've read more books than anyone else I know.