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The Louvre is a good book to consult, but it must only be an intermediary. The real and immense study that must… — Paul Cezanne Copy Share Image
It’s being ready to accept rejection. You can work on a book for two years and get it published, and it’s like… — George R. R. Martin Copy Share Image
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And for the citation of so many authors, 'tis the easiest thing in nature. Find out one of these books with an… — Miguel de Cervantes Copy Share Image
What works in a story is very different than what works in cinema. For example, dialogue in books: If you translate it… — Yann Martel Copy Share Image
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The novelist now usurps the chair of the educator, the pulpit of the preacher, the columns of the journalist. Yet his original… — Philip Wylie Copy Share Image
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Mistakes are often made to learn a lesson; but if you keep making the same mistake; what lesson have you learned? You… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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Judicious mothers will always keep in mind that they are the first book read, and the last put aside, in every childs… — Charles Lenox Remond Copy Share Image
Who knows the minds of men and how they reason and what their methodology is? But I am not going to extrapolate… — Walter Martin Copy Share Image
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