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Nick Hornby quotes about book

English Writer April 17, 1957

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Surely we all occasionally buy books because of a daydream we're having--a little fantasy about the people we might turn into one day, when our lives are different, quieter, more introspective, and when all the urgent reading, whatever that might be, has been done. We never arrive at that point, needless to say.... Nick Hornby
I don't want my books to exclude anyone, but if they have to, then I would rather they excluded the people who feel they are too smart for them! Nick Hornby
The annoying thing about reading is that you can never get the job done. The other day I was in a bookstore flicking through a book called something like 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die (and, without naming names, you should be aware that the task set by the title is by definition impossible, because at least four hundred of the books suggested would kill you anyway), but reading begets reading--that's sort of the point of it, surely?--and anybody who never deviates from a set list of... Nick Hornby
Influential books are often a disappointment, if they're properly influential, because influence cannot guarantee the quality of the imitators, and your appetite for the original has been partially sated by its poor copies. Nick Hornby
Nick Hornby quote: "We are never allowed to forget that some books are badly..."
We are never allowed to forget that some books are badly written; we should remember that sometimes they"re badly read, too. Nick Hornby
Nick Hornby quote: "In other words, it's one of those books you thrust on your..."
In other words, it's one of those books you thrust on your partner with an incredulous cry of "This is me! Nick Hornby
Nick Hornby quote: "I read the fuck out of every book I can get my hands on."
I read the fuck out of every book I can get my hands on. Nick Hornby
Zaid's finest moment, however, comes in his second paragraph, when he says that "the truly cultured are capable of owning thousands of unread books without losing their composure or their desire for more."That's me! And you, probably! That's us! Nick Hornby
Hard is trying to rebuild yourself, piece by piece, with no instruction book, and no clue as to where all the important bits are supposed to go. Nick Hornby
Nick Hornby quote: "Books are, let's face it, better than everything else."
Books are, let's face it, better than everything else. Nick Hornby

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