A Ladder to the Sky Quotes

“Perhaps it would be a good idea if everyone just stopped writing for a couple of years and allowed readers to catch up.”
― John Boyne, A Ladder to the Sky

“You’ve heard the wonderful news, I presume?” “No. Has Mr. Trump died?”
― John Boyne, A Ladder to the Sky

“Would there be no end to publishing, he wondered? Perhaps it would be a good idea if everyone just stopped writing for a couple of years, and allowed readers to catch up.”
― John Boyne, A Ladder to the Sky

“I've known a lot of whores in my life," added Gore, [...]. "Both men and women. And in general, I've always found them to be good company, with a highly evolved sense of honor. A whore will never cheat you, they have too much integrity for that. But you, Mr. Swift, you give the profession a bad name.”
― John Boyne, A Ladder to the Sky

“The more you read, the more you write, the more the ideas will appear. They’ll fall like confetti around your head and your only difficulty will be deciding which ones to catch and which to let fall to the floor.”
― John Boyne, A Ladder to the Sky

“The people are behind him for now. He has infected them with his hatred. He demands absolute loyalty, and when anyone dares to criticize him, they lose their position. I think he will lead a great army, but what will be the result?”
― John Boyne, A Ladder to the Sky

“I had told the truth, or a version of it, anyway.”
― John Boyne, A Ladder to the Sky

“I think Maurice is whatever he needs to be, whenever he needs to be it. He's an operator, that's for sure.”
― John Boyne, A Ladder to the Sky

“Where do [writers] get [their] ideas? And the answer is that no one knows where the come from and nobody should know. They evolve in thin air, they float down from some mysterious heaven, and we reach and grab one, to grasp in our imagination, and to make it our own. One writer might overhear a conversation in a cafe and a whole novel will be built from that moment. Another might see an article in a newspaper and a plot will suggest itself immediately. Another might hear about an unpleasant incident that happened to a friend of a friend in a supermarket . . . .”
― John Boyne, A Ladder to the Sky

“So when the shit hits the fan, remember: all of this is your fault.”
― John Boyne, A Ladder to the Sky

“When the gods wish to punish us, they answer our prayers.”
― John Boyne, A Ladder to the Sky

“And, you'll forgive me for sounding immodest, but i know that i'm good-looking. Throughout my life, both men and women have made their interest in me obvious. But I can't control any of that. It was simply the way I was born. Ultimately, it means nothing. I could have a heart of stone for all they know. I could be a psychopath or a sociopath. Not all monsters look like the Elephant Man, and not everyone who looks like the Elephant Man is a monster.”
― John Boyne, A Ladder to the Sky

“and”
― John Boyne, A Ladder to the Sky

“İkimiz de savaş ihtimalinden bahsetmedik. O zamanlar Almanya'da iki çeşit genç vardı: savaşın başlamasını sabırsızlıkla bekleyenler ve sanki bu gerçeği görmezden gelirsek önleyebilirmişiz gibi yok sayanlar.”
― John Boyne, A Ladder to the Sky

“How competitive everyone is in expressing their outrage”
― John Boyne, A Ladder to the Sky

“Where do [writers] get [their] ideas? And the answer is that no one knows where they come from and nobody should know. They evolve in the air, they float down from some mysterious heaven and we reach and grab one, to grasp in our imagination, and to make it our own. One writer might overhear a conversation in a cafe and a whole novel will be built from that moment. Another might see an article in a newspaper and a plot will suggest itself immediately. Another might hear about an unpleasant incident that happened to a friend of a friend in a supermarket . . . .”
― John Boyne, A Ladder to the Sky

“Would there be no end to publishing? he wondered. Perhaps it would be a good idea if everyone just stopped writing for a couple of years and allowed readers to catch up.”
― John Boyne, A Ladder to the Sky