I read 'The Hobbit' but not a single one of the 'Lord of the Rings' trilogy. I had to lie about this pretty much all through high school. I still say it apologetically.
There's an epigram tacked to my office bulletin board, pinched from a magazine -- "Wanting to meet an author because you like his work is like wanting to meet a duck because you like pâté.
Not all Tolkien haters are Orcs, but all Orcs are Tolkien haters.
I have a huge author crush on Stephen King. Have never met him. Would probably embarrass myself. But it would be worth it.
'Harry Potter' made it cool to read children's fiction, and 'Twilight' did the same for a slightly older age group. What I'm seeing is mothers and daughters who love to read the same books.
I've seen 'Pride and Prejudice' about 4,000 times. I'm not joking: I know every single line.
I haven't read more than two pages, but my mother is a George Martin super fan.
It's always tricky, meeting an author you've admired.
I don't want to dis anybody, but someone like Robert Parker. I first read a Spenser book maybe 20 years ago and then read every one that came out. I did that with Tony Hillerman too.
I was never a fan of anything, and yet some people are fans of my books. That's a bit odd. But I like meeting them.
The lust to meet authors ranks low, I think, on the roll of holy appetites; but it is an authentic pang.
