Lev Grossman Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“Until now, I've been a kind of binge-writer - I'll carve out five or six hours on a weekend day and make a large container of espresso and just bang out a lot of words.”

“It's a great thing when you feel that you recognize yourself, deeply and movingly, in a work of literature.”

“Becoming an author changes your attitude too. Once you see where books come from, and how they're made, they never seem quite as sacred again.”

“And I'm not as young as I once was. At my age, I don't have time to be bored.”

“Being a writer can be isolating. It's good to be among readers and booksellers.”

“I came from an anxious, overly intense East Coast academic family. That was the way of our tribe.”

“My book group has one rule: no books for adults. We read young adult fiction only.”

“When it comes to true humility in the face of history, nothing beats complete silence.”

“I've read plenty of J.G. Ballard, but I'm not really a Ballardian. I've met Ballardians, and I know when I can't compete. I like Ballard in his relatively unchallenging apocalyptic mode: 'Vermilion Sands,' 'The Drowned World,' 'The Burning World,' 'The Crystal World.'”

“A novel with a bad middle is a bad book. A bad ending is something I've just gotten in the habit of forgiving.”