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Nick Hornby Quotes

I don't want my books to exclude anyone, but if they have to, then I would rather they excluded the people who feel they are too smart for them!

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: english
Birth: April 17, 1957

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Smart People Feel Want Books Would

When good things come in, my agent calls or sends me the script. But I allow them to sort through the offers so that I am not just sitting and reading everything because honestly, sometimes the scripts that appeal to me are projects that are not good projects, but I just really like the script or the characters.

Good I Am Me Good Things Reading

As soon as a redwood is cut down or burned, it sends up a crowd of eager, hopeful shoots, which, if allowed to grow, would in a few decades attain a height of a hundred feet, and the strongest of them would finally become giants as great as the original tree.

Great Tree Feet Grow Down Become

They're trying to beat out this movie, the Ring, which is a similar idea. Our movie is about a website you visit and die in three days. Their movie is about a videotape you watch - and die in three days.

Die Trying You Website Three Ring

I can't write a line without music - it provides just the right amount of distraction to keep me focused. Clearly, I still miss the noisy roommates.

Music Me Roommates Focused Right

I think I'm less disciplined than a lot of other people, I'm afraid, but on the other hand, I've written a lot of books.

People Think Hand Afraid Books Than

Your positive action combined with positive thinking results in success.

Positive Success Action Thinking

During my early acting years, I was told that to succeed, you needed personality, talent, and luck in equal measure. I contest that. For me, it's been 99% luck.

Personality Talent Me Luck Succeed

If I change car, I change car. I don't get very fond of things.

Change Car Things Get Very Fond

I'm not nearly smart enough or imaginative enough to tackle the novel form. Never happen.

Smart Enough Never Happen Tackle

When we did our first record, my mindset was this is all going to be over tomorrow.

Tomorrow Mindset First Over Going

It's so important to realize that every time you get upset, it drains your emotional energy. Losing your cool makes you tired. Getting angry a lot messes with your health.

Health Time Angry Losing Tired Cool

Envy is never general, but always very particular - at least envy of the kind one feels strongly.

Envy Kind Never Always General Very

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