Joanne Harris Quotes & Sayings (Page 4)

“I don't tend to do category fiction very well. One of my problems when I was starting off was that publishers were hesitant to handle my books because they were never sure what I was going to do next.”

“I find littering very annoying. It's a minor but also a major thing: a society that litters is one that also has so little respect for the environment and, consequently, other people. If we had clean streets, a lot of other things would be fixed almost effortlessly.”

“One of the things that writing has taught me is that fiction has a life of its own. Fictional places are sometimes more real than the view from our bedroom window. Fictional people can sometimes become as close to us as our loved ones.”

“I was a very bad accountant; I didn't care about money, golf or discovering fraud. After about a year I was sacked; then I went into teacher training.”

“We spoke French at home and I didn't know any English until I went to school. My mother was French and met my father when he visited France as a student on a teaching placement.”

“No one should be so precious as to refuse criticism of their work. But to respect an opinion, we have to know that it was given honestly and with proper thought.”

“Anything based on ancient texts is difficult for a modern reader to get their head around.”

“I am fascinated by how people eat and what it reveals about them.”

“I am not at all a chocoholic. I would rather eat anchovy toast.”

“I have a tendency to pick up my own challenges. The more difficult something it is, the more I want to try it.”