John Boyne

People try to glorify war, particularly those who aren't actually fighting in them. People tend to make heroes of those who are fighting in them.

Children's authors don't talk down or patronise their younger readers.

Unless you're very boring, I think most people who've lived long enough have something in their past which will never go away.

Another thing that freaks me out is time. Time is like a book. You have a beginning, a middle and an end. It's just a cycle.

Technology is characterized by constant change, rapid innovation, creative destruction, and revolutionary products.

Acting is a masochistic form of exhibitionism. It is not quite the occupation of an adult.