Author: John Boyne

Quotes

I am opposed to war, to killing people, to any kind of hatred and violence.

I am opposed to war, to killing people, to any kind of hatred and violence.

- John Boyne

I can remember being eight, and I like writing about that age of innocence when children still have a sense of wonder.

I can remember being eight, and I like writing about that age of innocence when children still have a sense of wonder.

- John Boyne

War today is such a more visible thing. We see it on television, on CNN. In 1914, war was a concept.

War today is such a more visible thing. We see it on television, on CNN. In 1914, war was a concept.

- John Boyne

I suppose books are my real passion in life.

I suppose books are my real passion in life.

- John Boyne

I wrote my first book at 20, but my whole focus from about the age of 12 was to be a writer.

I wrote my first book at 20, but my whole focus from about the age of 12 was to be a writer.

- John Boyne

I move between the two: I write an adult novel, and then I write a children's book. I quite enjoy that. It's a nice change of pace each time.

I move between the two: I write an adult novel, and then I write a children's book. I quite enjoy that. It's a nice change of pace each time.

- John Boyne

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