I am influenced by books which don't have their eye on the endgame, but which try to be entertaining on each and every page. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes book endgame entertain
I can't sit through dinner with somebody I don't like. Steve Toltz dinnersit Change image and share on social
I enjoy being influenced by other writers. Steve Toltz enjoyinfluencewriter Change image and share on social
Optimism isn't funny unless you are laughing at the person, whereas extreme pessimism is extremely funny. It's exaggeration. Steve Toltz exaggerationextremeextremely Change image and share on social
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. Mike Tyson beginbookcycle Change image and share on social
Although I write to entertain, and try to keep my work free of didacticism, I do have a rather passionate belief in our need to be connected to - and to learn from - history. Mal Peet beliefconnectdidacticism Change image and share on social
When you're watching a Hitchcock movie, you, for most of the movie, are playing the guessing game. What's the endgame? What's the plot? How are these people involved? It's the best way to tell the story, and as a viewer, that's what you want to experience. Alex Kurtzman endgameexperiencegame share on social