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I think sometimes the way to preserve the magic of a book is to throw it away - meaning, not to cling to the way a book does its magic but to find a cinematic equivalent.

Emma Donoghue
Book, Thinking, Magic
"Emma Donoghue Chats About "Room". Interview with Macy Halford, www.newyorker.com. January 21, 2011.
I think sometimes the way to preserve the magic of a book is to throw it away - meaning, not to cling to the way a book does its magic but to find a cinematic equivalent.