John Gimlette Quotes About Books

• I was writing the Paraguay book, a Paragauyan told me that only five thousand people in Paraguay read.

  John Gimlette

  Libro, Escritura, Personas

  Source: www.identitytheory.com

• A lot of books are sold and given away as presents. But who actually reads and enjoy reading?

  John Gimlette

  Book, Reading, Given

  Source: www.identitytheory.com

• If you see our best seller list, most of them are books that are given as gifts. They are books you give to flatter somebody.

  John Gimlette

  Book, Giving, Lists

  Source: www.identitytheory.com

• Tengo la ligera sensación de que, después de haber escrito Paraguay y Terranova -y ambos han desarrollado excentricidades debido al aislamiento-, me siento bastante aliviado de estar de vuelta en Francia y Alemania, y quiero que la gente disfrute de estos libros por la escritura y no porque sientan que pueden reírse -algunos se reirán- de estos lugares excéntricos, no es eso lo que pretendo.

  John Gimlette

  Libro, Escritura, Personas

  Source: www.identitytheory.com

• I would love to write a book that opens people's eyes to the more interesting side.

  John Gimlette

  Libro, Escritura, Ojo

  Source: www.identitytheory.com

• I want people to laugh with me and Paraguay and Newfoundland, but I don't want to laugh at them. I hope in my books at the end of the day you come across with the impression that I really admire both of these places.

  John Gimlette

  Book, People, Laughing

  Source: www.identitytheory.com

• It never stops me from saying what I want to say about Ethiopia, the fact that a tour company is paid for me to go there. Book reviewers don't pay for the books they review.

  John Gimlette

  Book, Want, Pay

  Source: www.identitytheory.com

• I have to be careful not to visit one place right after the other and write one book after the other. Because I fear writing the same book all over again. That's why I am taking a break and doing something different this time.

  John Gimlette

  Libro, Escritura, Diferente

  Source: www.identitytheory.com

• I think one should express opinions and these books are relatively opinionated. They would be a bit dry without it.

  John Gimlette

  Book, Thinking, Would Be

  Source: www.identitytheory.com

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