I had some great English teachers. One of my favorite - her name was Linda Janoff - was wonderful and so irreverent and so smart and encouraging. Ransom Riggs encourageenglishfavorite Change image and share on social
We kind of know there's no more frontiers in the physical world. So the frontiers move from where we haven't been yet to where we've been and abandoned. Ransom Riggs abandonfrontierhave Change image and share on social
I try to imagine the scenes as I'm writing them as if I were watching them play like a film. Ransom Riggs filmimagineplay Change image and share on social
When you collect photographs, you're sort of at the mercy of the gods. Ransom Riggs collectgodmercy Change image and share on social
My happy place is 40 feet out in the Gulf of Mexico, sitting on a sandbar in 80-degree water, watching clouds crawl by. Absolute heaven. Ransom Riggs absolutecloudcrawl Change image and share on social
I just can't fathom this fame thing; I'm a total newbie. Ransom Riggs famefathomnewbie Change image and share on social
I went to film school, trained as a director, have made a lot of movies, and taken a lot of photographs, so I tend to envision things spatially. As I'm working, I need to have a map of the space. I need to know what's happening in all corners simultaneously. Ransom Riggs cornerdirectorenvision share on social
For a 12-year-old with a hyperactive imagination who liked to dream of dreary gothic castles, suburban Florida felt a little stifling. Ransom Riggs castledreamdreary Change image and share on social
'The Tales' are an important part of 'Hollow City,' when the kids discover secrets encoded in them that end up saving their lives. I wrote two tales as part of 'Hollow City,' and spent the next couple of years finishing the trilogy but itching to write more tales. Ransom Riggs citycouplediscover share on social
You'll find a lot of rich detail in people's personal histories - diaries and journals and things of the era. Ransom Riggs detaildiaryera Change image and share on social
