Top 52 Quotes by Ransom Riggs

Ghost stories and Sherlock Holmes mysteries were great. And I had a major soft spot for those 'Choose Your Own Adventure' books.

Fairy tales and folk tales are part of the DNA of all stories and great fun to write.

I think my background in film taught me that a great book adaptation is not always slavishly faithful to the source material.

'Library of Souls' is longer than 'Hollow City' by a considerable margin, but this time I was on the right track from the beginning, so I never had to start over. It took about 15 months, all told.

I loved the 'Chronicles of Narnia.'

I loved the idea of a book of fairytales meant especially for peculiar children, and I love even more the idea of making that fictional book real.

In 'Hollow City,' I'm taking all the characters out of the lives they've been secure in for years and plunging them into the unknown. That's how you really get to know them.

I'd always wanted to write a novel, but after attending film school, I'd spent five years knocking on Hollywood's door and had put that idea aside.

I love building out the worlds of my fiction with fictional books.

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.