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John Boyne

John Boyne Quotes

Total quotes: 4

John Boyne

Birthname

Educated At: University Of East Anglia, Trinity College Dublin

Nationality: Ireland

Occupations: Children's Writer, Writer

Total quotes: 4

“When I read someone say that every writer dreams of their work being adapted for Film or TV, I roll my eyes. Writers dreams of being published, of finding readers and keeping them, of being given the space to write the books they want... everything else is just icing.”

— John Boyne

Tagged: Writers, Writer's Truth, writer's life, Writer's Mind, writer's experience, Being A Writer, Writing

“I think I’m just breathing, that’s all. And there’s a difference between breathing and being alive.”

— John Boyne, The Absolutist

Tagged: Life Quote, Lonely, Life and Existence

“Sitting around miserable all day won’t make you any happier.”

— John Boyne, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

Tagged: Motivational

“Don't make it worse by thinking it's more painful than it actually is.”

— John Boyne, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

Tagged: Pain, Suffering, Thoughts

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