In them, she saw the sham of her life laid out like a book, the foolish belief that she, that anyone, could… — Libba Bray Copy Share Image
Steal not this book for fear of shame For on it is the owners name And when you die the Lord will… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
So I grew up in a very book-friendly environment and my education as a writer was reading. I think that's the best… — Seth Grahame-Smith Copy Share Image
If you see our best seller list, most of them are books that are given as gifts. They are books you give… — John Gimlette Copy Share Image
The process of writing a book is like the process of preparing a dinner. Serving dishes, choosing ingredients and so on. — Brian Tracy Copy Share Image
On the other hand, I still approach each book with the same basic plan in mind - to put some people under… — Terry Brooks Copy Share Image
I think it's important to find projects that evoke people into conversation. It's like reading a good book. You want to talk… — Juno Temple Copy Share Image
“but a book that did what books always promised to do and never actually quite did: get you out, really out, of… — Lev Grossman Copy Share Image
“Oh so we are neighbours?” She tried to smile sweetly, so Maggie felt like she could talk more. Maggie shrugged again, “Not… — Sian B. Claven Copy Share Image
It's not surprising to see in my own work, looking back, and in the work of some of my peers, an attention… — Jonathan Franzen Copy Share Image
Fiction is more dangerous than nonfiction because it can seduce better. I think we all know this, know that deeper truths can… — Chris Abani Copy Share Image
We preach sermons, write books on apologetics, conduct city-wide evangelistic campaigns. For those alienated from the church, that approach no longer has… — Philip Yancey Copy Share Image
Having reached 451 books as of now doesn't help the situation. If I were to be dying now, I would be murmuring,… — Isaac Asimov Copy Share Image
There are books that one reads over and over again, books that become part of the furniture of one’s mind and alter… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
You could tell from the books whether a library was meant for show or not. Books that were used had an open,… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
I was very familiar with both actors, as well as Christina Hendricks and Bill Sage, Jimmi Simpson, Polly McIntosh, but the other… — Joe R. Lansdale Copy Share Image
I describe my works as books, but my publishers in Spain, in the United States, and elsewhere insist on calling them novels — Guillermo Cabrera Infante Copy Share Image
My writing has to support more than my research habit, but I love to curl up with a book about some dusty… — Lynn Abbey Copy Share Image
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What you do off the job plays a major role in how far you go on the job. How many good books,… — Zig Ziglar Copy Share Image
The secret to all drama, film, TV, or books - the thing that people respond to most, and the thing I find… — Jonathan Nolan Copy Share Image
When we got around to books, I was finally set, as our minister would say, on solid ground. I gorged on books.… — Lorene Cary Copy Share Image
I sometimes think there is nothing really to be said about a novel but 'read the book.' I have a jaundiced view… — Mark Kurlansky Copy Share Image
If I weren't musical, then I would have just published a book, you know? But I'm lucky enough to play piano, and… — Benjamin Clementine Copy Share Image
Even after I'd published three books and had been writing full-time for twenty years, my father continued to urge me to go… — Susan Orlean Copy Share Image
I have a confession to make. For years, I earned a living - or a sort of living - writing negative book… — Lee Siegel Copy Share Image
I think what gets you through a small writing project, is just one burst of inspiration. A book, especially a longer book,… — Alan Lightman Copy Share Image
To see how boring you really are, write a book about soap and cults, and the profits you make will be your… — Chuck Palahniuk Copy Share Image
I am a very linear thinker, so I write beginning to end. I write hundreds of pages per book that never make… — Laurell K. Hamilton Copy Share Image
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One of the joys of a really good book is that you're so into the world of the book, you forget what… — Rick Yancey Copy Share Image
Every person in the world should have the right to learn to read and go to school. It's our responsibility, as global… — Marie Bradby Copy Share Image
I'd love to develop and star in my own children's show, write children's books, do children's albums, movies, DVDs, etc. — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
Keeping your head down and just writing is only part of the equation, so I surround myself with smart people to help… — Michael Connelly Copy Share Image
As for what I listen to after writing, it could be anything - but I've noticed that if the current book contains… — Vikram Seth Copy Share Image
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The first time I picked up a law book, it was like I had done it all my life. There was just… — Isaac Wright Jr Copy Share Image
I am always concerned with ideas of territory and movement. Indeed, my first book after Bunker Archeology was entitled L'insecurite du territoire (1976). — Paul Virilio Copy Share Image
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