Jonathan Stroud Quotes & Sayings
15 most famous Jonathan Stroud quotes and sayings (author). These are the first 10 quotes we have.
“As a child I was really into fantasy books with elves and goblins and swords, and I went through a phase for a few years when I was reading endless series. But in the end I became totally fed-up with all these sub-Tolkien rip-offs because they all end up doing the same old things and there's no rigour to it.”
“I read a bit of the Icelandic sagas. They're fascinating in that they are completely ordinary. The farmer will go off into the hills and fight a troll, and then go back and do ordinary things. It's an odd mix of fantasy and reality.”
“The important thing about any book is that you have to have a good story and that it has to be exciting. Then it's nice to add other levels underneath that people can pick up on.”
“As an author, you need to keep talking to your audience to remind yourself what they like and what they don't like. You spend most of your life locked in a room, and you need to be social occasionally.”
“When I was young, I kept a diary for about 10 years and I had to write in it every day. Even on days when nothing seemed to happen, I made myself think of something to put in it.”
“I got fairly good grades, but I was bad at woodwork. They said I tried hard, but the result was hopeless.”
“Most traditional ghost stories feature rather hapless protagonists, who have nasty things happen to them.”
“I like using traditional beliefs in my fantasies, even though I always end up warping them to suit my purpose: it somehow makes everything feel more 'solid' if it's got a long history behind it.”
“When I think about my ideal free day, it usually involves going into London and sitting in a nice coffeehouse with cake and coffee, but I would probably still have my notebook in my pocket.”
“When I write something that would have made me laugh as a 10-year-old, or would have scared me or would have excited me, I know I'm onto something.”
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