I write books for teenagers because I vividly remember what it felt like to be a teen facing everyday and epic dangers.… — Sherman Alexie Copy Share Image
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Lily, the caretaker's daughter, was literally run off her feet. Hardly had she brought one gentleman into the little pantry behind the… — James Joyce Copy Share Image
I sat on the bench by the willows and at my honey bun and read Triton. There are some awful things in… — Jo Walton Copy Share Image
The stories that confirm that bigger story are brought in and easily digested. But there's another set of stories that are always… — Elliott Colla Copy Share Image
I would not be well-known if I had just used my gift to make money for me. The moment I started to… — Robert Kiyosaki Copy Share Image
In high school I read [Lev] Tolstoy's "Anna Karenina" and loved it. Then I read [Friedrich] Nietzsche's "On the Genealogy of Morals"… — Stephen Greenblatt Copy Share Image
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For 179 years [The Book of Mormon] has been examined and attacked, denied and deconstructed, targeted and torn apart like perhaps no… — Jeffrey R. Holland Copy Share Image
The poems were the only thing I wrote that was not for everyone else. Then my editors at Penguin, who were also… — Guy Gavriel Kay Copy Share Image
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always had the thought I could attract abundance. When I wrote the book Your Erroneous Zones back in the '70s, I absolutely… — Wayne Dyer Copy Share Image
Changing the world doesn't require much money. Again, think in terms of empowerment and not charity. How much were Gandhi's teachers paid?… — Tim Ferriss Copy Share Image
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I would love to meet J.K. Rowling and tell her how much I admire her writing and am amazed by her imagination.… — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
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Like many people, I only knew of Ford Madox Ford through a book called 'The Good Soldier,' which is everybody's favorite Ford… — Tom Stoppard Copy Share Image
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Comics play a trite but lusty tune on the C natural keys of human nature. They rouse the most primitive, but also… — William Moulton Marston Copy Share Image
But these days, there's also a strong economic argument for doing away with capital punishment. With California facing its most severe fiscal… — John Van de Kamp Copy Share Image
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They gutted the book, making an action movie for 15-25 year olds. Tolkien became...devoured by his popularity and absorbed by the absurdity… — Christopher Tolkien Copy Share Image
Well I just so happened to bump into a chess book in the library at school and I didn't know that there… — Maurice Ashley Copy Share Image
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Religion is based upon blind faith supported by no evidence. Science is based upon confidence that results from evidence - and that… — James Randi Copy Share Image
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Books are never harmless...they either strengthen us or they weaken us in our faith. Some of them do this even as they… — Peter Prange Copy Share Image
When I was young, I really identified with Little Women by Louisa May Alcott, particularly the character of Jo. The book was… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
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