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Steve Coogan picks up enough to lecture an interviewer: This is a postmodern novel before there was any modernism to be post… — Roger Ebert Copy Share Image
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So I kept reading, just to stay alive. In fact, I'd read two or three books at the same time, so I… — Marc Acito Copy Share Image
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At one point I took a copy of Berkeley's Principles from my father's library. That was the first philosophy book I read.… — Gonzalo Rodriguez-Pereyra Copy Share Image
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For explanations, they did not look in the pages of the visitor's book to see if others likewise found that ghostly happenings… — Eric Russell Copy Share Image
We don't perceive a contradiction between writing books, making films or producing a television program. These days you can't choose how you… — Alexander Kluge Copy Share Image
By about the sixth romance I knew I wasn't in exactly the right place. I liked writing action. And I wanted to… — Janet Evanovich Copy Share Image
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Remember: A best-selling book usually follows a simple rule, It's a wonderful story, wonderfully told; not, It's a wonderfully told story. — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
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