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I've always believed that poetry must speak of realities as least as complicated as those spoken of in prose. I've read books… — Lawrence Joseph Copy Share Image
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The airport bookstore did not sell books, only bestsellers, which Sita Dulip cannot read without risking a severe systemic reaction. — Ursula K. Le Guin Copy Share Image
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The librarians were mysterious. It was said they could tell what book you needed just by looking at you, and they could… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
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My wife and I, we work together. And we wrote this book, "Dad Is Fat." And in the book, I was encouraged… — Jim Gaffigan Copy Share Image
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I don't read thrillers, romance or mystery, and I don't read self-help books because I don't believe in shortcuts and loopholes. — Isabel Allende Copy Share Image
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You read a book from beginning to end. You run a business the opposite way. You start with the end, and then… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Of course, Republicans still can't believe that Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize. But then Democrats can't believe that Sarah Palin… — Jay Leno Copy Share Image
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There is no other book so various as the Bible, nor one so full of concentrated wisdom. Whether it be of law,… — Herbert Hoover Copy Share Image
When a colleague of mine had a notable New York Times book, I said, turn one of the chapters in the collection… — Julianna Baggott Copy Share Image
It's like that where these little anecdotes come through, and I guess that's what I like about books like that [He Stopped… — Scott McClanahan Copy Share Image
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One of the things I have tried to do with this book and with all of them really is avoid that simple,… — Russell Banks Copy Share Image
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