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The left's obsession with the high incomes of corporate executives never seems to extend to equally high - or higher - incomes… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
Each famous author of antiquity whom I recover places a new offence and another cause of dishonor to the charge of earlier… — Petrarch Copy Share Image
One of my favourite contemporary fiction writers is a Texan, Ben Fountain. His extraordinary novel, Billy Lynn's Long Half-Time Walk, all takes… — Adam Hochschild Copy Share Image
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A transition from an author's book to his conversation is too often like an entrance into a large city, after a distant… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
The more profoundly we study this wonderful Book, and the more closely we observe its divine precepts, the better citizens we will… — William McKinley Copy Share Image
The world's literature and folklore are full of stories that point out how futile it can be to seek happiness. Rather, happiness… — Louis Binstock Copy Share Image
But music doesn't sum up my approach to literature - even in Vain Art of the Fugue. To 'fugue' I had to… — Dumitru Tepeneag Copy Share Image
Daniel Handler's a writer, musician and the author of, among other things, the "Series Of Unfortunate Events" books. He also wrote the… — Daniel Handler Copy Share Image
Whether it's a song or a television show, or a book or poem, art is the thing that cracks me open and… — Asia Kate Dillon Copy Share Image
“...so I took it out with me into the garden, because the dullest book takes on a certain saving grace if read… — Elizabeth von Arnim Copy Share Image
“vision. The dynamic psychology described in this book largely focuses on the interface of psychology with what Rudolf Otto called the numinous.… — John G. Shobris Copy Share Image
All third world literature is about nation, that identity is the fundamental literary problem in the third world. The writer's identity is… — Mark McMorris Copy Share Image
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The most difficult part of writing a book is not devising a plot which will captivate the reader. It's not developing characters… — Randy Pausch Copy Share Image
Many characters in the novel are representative of types that exist in India. He represents the caste system in India with an… — Anita Desai Copy Share Image
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“The best man. You know? He hands you the ring and has to marry the bride if you ran away and so… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
I imagine a child. That child is me. I can reconstruct and vividly remember portions of my own childhood. I can see,… — Daniel Pinkwater Copy Share Image
I always have several books on the go at any one moment, so it's no good you asking 'What's on the bedside… — Emma Watson Copy Share Image
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I leafed through the pages, inhaling the enchanted scent of promise that comes with all new books, and stopped to read the… — Carlos Ruiz Zafon Copy Share Image
I cannot account for the existence of evil by any rational method. To want to do so is to be co-equal with… — Mohandas Gandhi Copy Share Image
My first job is to write a book that I believe is compelling and deserves the long sustained attention that any novel… — Joshua Ferris Copy Share Image
I'm a novelist who read a lot as a kid. When you grow up on books and then grow up to write… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Warmth, perfume, rugs, soft lights, books. They do not appease me. I am aware of time passing, of all the world contains… — Anais Nin Copy Share Image
A novel, for me, relies on my imagination to inspire your (the reader's) imagination. It is not all there for you. My… — Jay Neugeboren Copy Share Image
I produced audio editions of 'Beneath' and 'Kronos' primarily to grow my audience. I'd seen it work for guys like Scott Sigler… — Jeremy Robinson Copy Share Image
Only that, nothing more - a tiny beam of light to show some hidden aspect of reality, to help decipher and understand… — Isabel Allende Copy Share Image
My little sister told me about the Twilight books and what a big fan she was. She said, "It's like Harry Potter… — Tinsel Korey Copy Share Image
To occupy an inch of dusty shelf-to have the title of their works read now and then in a future age by… — Washington Irving Copy Share Image
I love the idea of seeing a character - I mean, there's nothing like seeing a character and having the huge detail… — Helen Baxendale Copy Share Image
There is usually no dreamer so unworldly as the anthologist. He wanders in a vast garden, lost in wonder, unable to decide… — Mary Webb Copy Share Image
Well managed and healthy oceans are vital to the survival of small island states, such as the Maldives. This important book shows… — Mohamed Nasheed Copy Share Image
'XIII' is a spy show. I think the comic book is a little too similar to 'The Bourne Identity.' I tried to… — Roger Avary Copy Share Image
All coffee shops now have WiFi. Why bring a book when you could be wittily attacking some idiot columnist on Twitter, or… — Russell Smith Copy Share Image
