Top 53 Quotes by Joanne Harris

About Joanne Harris

These are some quotes by British author Joanne Harris Author, who was born on July 3, 1964.

I don't tend to do category fiction very well. One of my problems when I was starting off was that publishers were hesitant to handle my books because they were never sure what I was going to do next.

I don't tend to do category fiction very well. One of my problems when I was starting off was that publishers were hesitant to handle my books because they were never sure what I was going to do next.

Joanne Harris

No one should be so precious as to refuse criticism of their work. But to respect an opinion, we have to know that it was given honestly and with proper thought.

No one should be so precious as to refuse criticism of their work. But to respect an opinion, we have to know that it was given honestly and with proper thought.

Joanne Harris

If you can actually get someone to sit on the edge of their seat and feel nervous if there's a knock at the door, then you've done something pretty terrific as a writer.

If you can actually get someone to sit on the edge of their seat and feel nervous if there's a knock at the door, then you've done something pretty terrific as a writer.

Joanne Harris

I had a great grandmother who believed in so many strange superstitions. She used to tell the future from the things that catch on to the hem of your skirt when you've been sewing, and different colored threads would mean different things... Of course, all that influenced me quite a lot as a child.

Joanne Harris

I'm insatiably curious.

I'm insatiably curious.

Joanne Harris

I like literature that you respond to in some way. You laugh, you cry, you turn the light on - that's great, it's eliciting a response by proxy.

I like literature that you respond to in some way. You laugh, you cry, you turn the light on - that's great, it's eliciting a response by proxy.

Joanne Harris

I'm not fond of cities: the constant activity and swarms of people.

I'm not fond of cities: the constant activity and swarms of people.

Joanne Harris

I think everybody has a secret life.

I think everybody has a secret life.

Joanne Harris

I dream a lot, in colour and in sound and scent. Quite a few of my stories have come from dreams.

I dream a lot, in colour and in sound and scent. Quite a few of my stories have come from dreams.

Joanne Harris

I love it when my books cause controversy, when people argue violently about the ending.

I love it when my books cause controversy, when people argue violently about the ending.

Joanne Harris

Copyright © Softland 2016-2025. All rights reserved.