Nick Hornby Quotes


It's just that romance, with its dips and turns and glooms and highs, its swoops and swoons and blues, is a natural metaphor for music itself


Citations

Hornby, Nick. Songbook. McSweeney's, 2002.

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Nick Hornby
Nick Hornby
  • Born: April 17, 1957
  • Nationality: English
  • Profession: Writer, Editor, Screenwriter

Nicholas Peter John Hornby is an English writer and lyricist. He is best known for his memoir Fever Pitch and novels High Fidelity and About a Boy, all of which were adapted into feature films. Hornby's work frequently touches upon music, sport, and the aimless and obsessive natures of his protagonists. His books have sold more than 5 million copies worldwide as of 2018. In a 2004 poll for the BBC, Hornby was named the 29th most influential person in British culture.