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Having your book turned into a movie is like seeing your oxen turned into bouillon cubes
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"Having your book turned into a movie is like seeing your oxen turned into bouillon cubes"

- John Le Carre

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John Le Carre's quote is an allegory comparing the experience of having a publication developed into a flick to the experience of seeing an oxen, a large and also powerful pet, turned into bouillon cubes, a small and insignificant food item. The quote suggests that the procedure of transforming a book into a flick is an extreme improvement, and that the end outcome is typically indistinguishable from the original job. It recommends that the movie adjustment of a book is commonly a simplified as well as reduced version of the initial tale, which the writer's initial vision is usually lost at the same time. The quote likewise indicates that the author might really feel a feeling of loss or dissatisfaction when their job is adapted into a motion picture, as the improvement is commonly so radical.

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John Le Carre This quote is written / told by John Le Carre between October 19, 1931 and December 12, 2020. He was a famous Author from England. The author also have 38 other quotes.

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