Lawrence Wright Quotes About Books

Quotes about: Books

• I read a lot of books. Here are the books I'm using for my 9/11 project. [Wright gestures to three six-foot-long shelves of books.] As I read them I highlight certain passages. Then I have an assistant write down each quote on an index card and note where it came from.

  Lawrence Wright

  Book, Writing, Feet

• I think when I write movies and plays and books and magazine articles, they're all storytelling, and reality is the common denominator that binds them.

  Lawrence Wright

  Book, Writing, Reality

  Source: www.guernicamag.com

• Having written Camp David as a drama, I could see the drama maybe a little more clearly when I wrote the book.

  Lawrence Wright

  Drama, Book

  Source: www.guernicamag.com

• In my couple of books, including Going Clear, the book about Scientology, I thought it seemed appropriate at the end of the book to help the reader frame things. Because we've gone through the history, and there's likely conflictual feelings in the reader's mind. The reader may not agree with me, but I don't try to influence the reader's judgment. I know everybody who picks this book up already has a decided opinion. But my goal is to open the reader's mind a little bit to alternative narratives.

  Lawrence Wright

  Couple, Book, Goal

  Source: www.guernicamag.com

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