John Boyne Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“I move between the two: I write an adult novel, and then I write a children's book. I quite enjoy that. It's a nice change of pace each time.”

“What makes a classic is difficult to define. It's entirely subjective, of course. And the term is employed far too promiscuously.”

“I hope for so much from every book I read. And time and again, I find myself disappointed. I look across my bookshelves and see hundreds of titles which in my memory seem merely mediocre or second-rate. Only occasionally does a novel appear for which I feel a lasting passion, a book that I think could in time become a classic.”

“Children's authors don't talk down or patronise their younger readers.”

“I don't buy into the idea that an Irish writer should write about Ireland, or a gay writer should write about being gay.”