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My questions did surprise some people. Others didn't bat an eye. That happens with all my books - I'll read them in… — Laurie Keller Copy Share Image
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Well, that's why I really love Diego Della Valle, because he's crazy. Instead of going out to find a top business school… — Ines de La Fressange Copy Share Image
Elephant and Piggie have a very large input. They have a distinct aesthetic taste. They like books that are philosophical. They like… — Mo Willems Copy Share Image
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I said it before and I’ll say it again: books are dead, plays are dead, poems are dead: there’s only movies. Music… — Stephen Fry Copy Share Image
(Barry) Bonds' records must remain part of baseball's history. His hits happened. Erase them and there will be discrepancies in baseball's bookkeeping… — George Will Copy Share Image
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God gave me this great book to preach from, and if He has put anything in it you think is not fit,… — Charles Spurgeon Copy Share Image
Be interested in everything. You don't have to adore it. I don't adore hip-hop, I don't think it's great music, but I'm… — Mel Brooks Copy Share Image
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Every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that… — John Gould Copy Share Image
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For many people during many centuries, mankind's history before the coming of Christianity was the history of the Jews and what they… — John Roberts Copy Share Image
A massive and brilliant accomplishment--the first English translation of the original Grimm brothers' fairy tales. The plain telling is that much more… — Donna Jo Napoli Copy Share Image
That's exactly how I want you to feel. When you finish this book, I want you to be filled with curiosity. I… — Clare B. Dunkle Copy Share Image
I think we think that American books are funny or they're serious literature. But humor is subversive. When you add an element… — Idra Novey Copy Share Image
I began writing books after speaking for several years and I realize that when you have a written book people think that… — Brian Tracy Copy Share Image
That seems to be crossing some kind of line," I say. :So anything goes?" They both stare at me- Beetee with doubt,… — Suzanne Collins Copy Share Image
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