Philip Reeve quotes

I still feel, as I did when I was six or seven, that books are simply the best way to experience a story. (Philip Reeve)
Even tiny children looking at a picture book are using their imaginations, gleaning clues from the images to understand what is happening, and perhaps using the throwaway details which the illustrator includes to add their own elements to the story. View quote
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The one thing worse than an enemy is a friend turned false. View quote
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Sometimes, on our way through the world, we meet someone who touches our heart in a way others don't. View quote
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You aren't a hero and I'm not beautiful and we probably won't live happily ever after " she said. "But we're alive and together and we're going to be all right. View quote
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As a child I always steered clear of science fiction, but in the autumn of 1977 the bow-wave of publicity for the first Star Wars movie had already reached me, so I was eager for anything science-fictional. View quote
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I've just written a very gritty, non-magical take on the King Arthur legend, 'Here Lies Arthur,' and I'm currently toying with some other historical ideas, as well as working with the illustrator David Wyatt on some sequels to my Victorian space opera 'Larklight.' View quote
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Fever jumped aside just in time to dodge the shower of urine, and stumbled into the path of a religious procession - celebrants in robes and pointed hats whirling and clapping and chanting the name of some old-world prophet. View quote
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Moving cities are a fairly hoary old sci-fi trope - I seem to recall they were always cropping up on 'Doctor Who' when I was young, though I may be misremembering. View quote
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I was fascinated by 'The Lord of the Rings' from about the age of eight, and that lasted well into my teens. View quote
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I don't travel much; I just stay at home and imagine weird places. (Philip Reeve)
Godshawk looked surprised, the way that people generally do when you ask them philosophical questions in shrubberies in the middle of the night. View quote
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I used to be very fascinated by Victorian stuff, and my best known books, the Mortal Engines series, have a sort of retro, Victorian vibe, despite being set in the far future. View quote
Philip Reeve