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I looked up towards the immensity of the labyrinth. "How does one choose a single book among so many?" Isaac shrugged his… — Carlos Ruiz Zafon Copy Share Image
I don't go to church on Sunday, don't get on my knees to pray, or memorize the books of the Bible, I… — Tom Waits Copy Share Image
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I started with the book 'Boardwalk Empire' and then immersed myself in the history of Atlantic City, World War I, the temperance… — Terence Winter Copy Share Image
I've always relied a lot on landscape in my books, the atmosphere of a particular place, as well as a fair amount… — Kem Nunn Copy Share Image
It was a wise and useful provision of the ancients to transmit their thoughts to posterity by recording them in treatises, so… — Marcus Vitruvius Pollio Copy Share Image
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My biographers... would like to have my time at the court almost complete before they finish the book. We decided... to flip… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
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Never quit. My book, Chicken Soup for the Soul, was turned down by 33 publishers. It's since sold millions of copies. — Jack Canfield Copy Share Image
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I never really thought I'd be successful. I never though I'd get books published, but this was something completely beyond me. The… — Walter Mosley Copy Share Image
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