Ruth Ozeki Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“Any independent bookstore that has managed to survive is the best place to do a reading.”

“I think all characters are facets of the writer. In a way, they have to be if you're going to write them convincingly.”

“I think that all writing is in search of lost time. I'm starting to realise that very clearly.”

“It costs so much to make films. With a novel, you can write the whole thing on a ream of paper from Staples for $4.”

“Maybe all teenagers feel like they don't fit in. I never felt like a cool kid. I remember being bullied for being Asian.”

“There's something about Vonnegut's deadpan irony that I really like. And I like Borges' puzzle structure.”

“When I'm writing a novel, I'm usually just trying to write about things that are interesting to me.”

“Writing is solitary. You spend so much time alone and in your own mind, telling stories.”

“Canada has always been a great place for literature. It's strong and growing stronger, and there will always be reading, and there will always be great writers.”

“Even though I was making documentaries, my films had fictional elements to them. I think I like blurring those distinctions because so much of what we see on television purports to be the truth, but it's often largely imaginary - or wishful thinking, or any number of less honorable things.”