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I still feel, as I did when I was six or seven, that books are simply the best way to experience a story.

I have given up reading books; I find it takes my mind off myself.

I think I had a particular moment when I was 15 years old. I read 'Crime and Punishment,' and that book just, I think, more than any other book made me want to be a writer, 'cause it was the first time that I hadn't just entered a book, but a book had entered me.

I've given up reading books. I find it takes my mind off myself.

When you're younger and you see something that really speaks to you, it's indelible in a way that's not the same as when you're an adult. So I'll always love reading books and making movies that resonate with young people.

I wrote the book in my head when I was 6 years old.

When I was turning 40, I felt that there were no books out there that hit the spot in terms of what I wanted to read.