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Joanne Harris Quotes

British - Author | July 3, 1964 -

Before you have children, you mostly think about the world in terms of yourself. And when you become a parent, the focus shifts to somebody else.

Children Focus Yourself World Think

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

Difficult Head Anything Modern Get

I first saw the island of Noirmoutier when I was two weeks old. I think it's probably safe to say that I didn't fully appreciate it at the time; but I grew to love it as year after year I spent holidays there at my grandparents' cottage.

Love Time Think Appreciate Holidays

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.

Problems Never Next Starting Fiction

I love it when my books cause controversy, when people argue violently about the ending.

Love People Ending Controversy Argue

The great thing about books is that you can end with a question mark.

Great End You Question Mark Books

I've nothing against kids reading anything they please, but I do have a problem with pink books for girls and black books for boys.

Reading Pink Black Problem Nothing

I'm politically inclined towards the left, but I don't like to be in anyone's gang; I'm a bit of a loose cannon.

Gang Left Loose Like Cannon Anyone

I'm insatiably curious.

I don't think I've ever had a mentor. The closest thing is my friend Christopher Fowler, another writer. Chris kept me sane for a long time before I made it.

Friend Time Me Think Long Mentor

I have an English identity and a French identity. When I'm in France, I'm more outgoing. And the French part of me cooks, whereas the English part of me writes.

Identity Me More English France

I sublimate different parts of my personality through my characters. Which is worrying, as some of them can be a bit nasty. I'm pleased the stuff on the page isn't inside me any more.

Personality Me Page More Inside

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