Joshua Cohen Quotes

Books are a finer world within the world.

Like many readers, I am continually in search of books that allow me to lose myself in an entirely unique universe.

When you read books, you kind of create that whole world in your mind, and you go on a journey with the author of that book. I think that's really a good thing.

I get transported when I read books.

I have always loved reading. Ever since I was a young girl I had a book by my bed and would get lost in the world of make believe.

I like westerns, fantasy, sci-fi, graphic novels, thrillers, and I try to avoid the word 'genre' altogether. A good book is a good book.

Fiction, even when it's grim and hard, is fun.

In real life, writers tend to be quite boring, but in our books, we're having exciting adventures all the time.

Books were a huge part of my childhood growing up. We would go on vacation, and my mom was always carting manuscripts around.

I love fiction, you know? I find it fascinating. So when film really does go into fictional places, that's the most exciting for me. And when the fiction is about the person rather than about the place, that's even more exciting.

I don't know exactly how I end up with some of these roles. It mystifies me sometimes, but I am a fan of sci-fi. I love being taken into a strange world, and when it's told with imagination and credibility, I love being taken on that trip. I always have.

I love the magic of stories and the power of stories.

To be transported into another world is my very favourite part of reading.

As a kid I used to always write these stories... some of them were really cute; some of them were kind of crazy.

I always wanted to tell stories. Well, at least, I always came back to the notion of storytelling when the glitz and glamour of being a special effects designer or a fighter pilot or a DEA agent wore off.

I've always loved sci-fi and fantasy.

I always love novels that open up a subject to me - like raising a window to a beautiful, mysterious world outside.

In a book, you can create a world in your imagination that's as intricate as you want. Even something like 'Angels & Demons.' I was reading it, thinking, 'This is incredible! This is so scary!'

I love to read. My favorite book series is 'Cherubs'.

In a book, you can kind of take time and have lulls in places.

I don't like anything too heavy. Something I can read, you know, lying in bed that takes me to different world.

I have a long love of fantasy and science-fiction.

Fiction should be an ethically safe space, free of fancy ideas. It should be dedicated modestly to relationships or escapism or the needs of luscious voyeurs.

I love a great myth. I love a superhero origin story.

I'm always reading. I've loved reading since I was young, and I've always loved sinking my teeth into a different world, especially one that you begin to create in your head.