Joanne Harris Quotes

Joanne Harris
Joanne Harris
British Author
Born: Jul 3, 1964
About Life Me People Think You
Related authors: Dorothy L. Sayers George Eliot George Orwell Ian Fleming James Allen Marcus Buckingham Neil Gaiman Virginia Woolf
I can write absolutely anywhere. All I need is a laptop. Joanne Harris
Absolutely Write Anywhere Laptop Need
For me, the magic of Hawaii comes from the stillness, the sea, the stars. Joanne Harris
Me Stillness Stars Magic Hawaii Sea
In the old days of literature, only the very thick-skinned - or the very brilliant - dared enter the arena of literary criticism. To criticise a person's work required equal measures of erudition and wit, and inferior critics were often the butt of satire and ridicule. Joanne Harris
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From a very young age my mother persuaded me that I could write for fun, but I had to have a proper job - very good advice. Joanne Harris
Good Me Age Mother Job Advice Young Proper Could Write Had Very Young Age Good Advice Persuaded Fun
A little tantrum in real life seems so much bigger online. Joanne Harris
Life Real Life Seems Online Real Tantrum Bigger Little Much
It may be something to do with my having been to a girls' school, but I'm far more comfortable making male friendships than female ones. My friends tend to be men and their significant others. Joanne Harris
School Men Girl Others Significant Something Having More Tend Comfortable Female Making Been Male Friends Friendships Than May Far
We spoke French at home and I didn't know any English until I went to school. My mother was French and met my father when he visited France as a student on a teaching placement. Joanne Harris
Home School Mother Father Met France Visited Student He Spoke Know Until French Any Placement Teaching English
I think everybody has a secret life. Joanne Harris
Life Think Everybody Secret
If you want something you can have it, but you have to do some work. It's the ethic my mother brought me up with. Joanne Harris
Work Me You Mother Some Brought Something Up Want Ethic
My parents were language teachers. They talked about teaching all the time and all their friends were teachers. It was considered a pre-ordained thing that I would go into teaching. Joanne Harris
Time Language Parents Considered Would About Talked Go Were Friends Teachers Teaching Thing
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. Joanne Harris
You Yourself World Focus Somebody Become Before Think Else About Parent Terms Mostly Shifts Children
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. Joanne Harris
Love Time Old First Year Think Saw Say Spent Cottage Weeks Safe Island Grew After Holidays To Love Grandparents Fully Two Two Weeks Appreciate
I love it when my books cause controversy, when people argue violently about the ending. Joanne Harris
Love People Cause Ending Books About Argue Controversy Violently
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. Joanne Harris
Problem Black Girl Reading Nothing Please Books Kids Boy Pink Anything Against
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. Joanne Harris
Time Me Made Long Long Time Before Think Christopher My Friend Mentor Writer Had Another Friend Closest Closest Thing Sane Chris Ever Thing Kept
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. Joanne Harris
Me France Outgoing More Writes Part French Identity Whereas English Cooks
If you want to know what's important to a culture, learn their language. Joanne Harris
You Culture Language Important Know Learn Want
I'm quite an untidy person in a lot of ways. But order makes me happy. I have to have a clear desk and a tidy desktop, with as few visual distractions as possible. I don't mind sound distractions, but visual ones freak me out. Joanne Harris
Me Happy Mind Few Ways Out Possible Distractions Visual Freak Clear Tidy Makes Sound Lot Person Quite Order Desk Desktop
I was convinced I'd hate Twitter - but I've come to like it very much. I use it mostly to keep in touch with friends and colleagues I wish I could see more often - I sometimes feel a little isolated living in Yorkshire, and it's nice to have the contact. Joanne Harris
Hate Sometimes Wish Nice Living Twitter Colleagues See Touch More Could Contact Feel Come Like Mostly Isolated Friends Very Yorkshire Often Little Much Convinced Use Keep
I don't listen to music when I'm writing, but I often do when I'm reworking, editing or when I need to relax. Joanne Harris
Music Writing Editing Relax Listen Often Need
Writing books and being paid for it - it's not like winning the Lottery. You can't suddenly go, 'Yippee!' and start throwing tenners in the air. I've done pretty well out of it, but certainly not enough to say, 'Right, that's me set up for life.' Joanne Harris
Life Me You Writing Enough Air Books Say Out Pretty Winning Throwing Like Well Go Lottery Up Done Being Paid Certainly Suddenly Right Start Set
When I write, I'm constantly putting myself in the position of someone else as I write using myriad voices; I think that's a life skill all people should learn. Joanne Harris
Life Myself People Think Else All People Constantly Someone Myriad Voices Write Putting Learn Skill Should Using Position
I'm not fond of cities: the constant activity and swarms of people. Joanne Harris
People Cities Constant Fond Activity
I have a tendency to pick up my own challenges. The more difficult something it is, the more I want to try it. Joanne Harris
Challenges Try Own Difficult Something My Own More Tendency Pick Up Want
As authors, we all expect criticism from time to time, and we all have our ways of coping with unfriendly reviews. Joanne Harris
Time Criticism Our Ways Reviews Expect Authors From Time To Time Unfriendly Coping
No one should be so precious as to refuse criticism of their work. But to respect an opinion, we have to know that it was given honestly and with proper thought. Joanne Harris
Work Respect Thought Criticism Honestly Proper Given No-One Know Opinion Precious Refuse Should

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