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The funny thing is, I'm not really a big reader, not a big fan of books in the first place.

Oftentimes when you see adaptations of books you like, you're let down. As an author, you assume that they are going to suck. A little bit of hope is dangerous.

I think good books have to make a few people angry.

It's funny, because readers think they want the characters to be blissfully happy, but it makes it kind of boring for the reader.

Just as good books give me the joys of being alive, bad novels depress me, and as I notice this sentiment coming from the pages, I stop. I also do not hesitate to walk out of a movie house if the film is bad.

I've stopped reading about the death of books because it's wasteful and morbid and insulting to the authors, agents, publishers, booksellers, critics, and readers that keep the world community of fiction interesting.

There are many reluctant young readers who haven't yet found books that make them laugh.

You see the film, you might be entertained, and if it's not a great film, it loses its power very quickly. I think even simply acceptable books stay with us a lot longer.

It's a terrible thing for a book, when you feel like you're supposed to like it.

When I think of the books I love, there's always a little laughter in the dark.