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People and places are the twin pillars on which most nonfiction is built. Every human event happens somewhere, and the reader wants… — William Zinsser Copy Share Image
As to my writing short pieces, there are two reasons I can give you. The first is my invincible laziness. The second… — Jorge Luis Borges Copy Share Image
The primary object of a student of literature is to be delighted. His duty is to enjoy himself, his efforts should be… — Lord David Cecil Copy Share Image
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In many cases when a reader puts a story aside because it 'got boring,' the boredom arose because the writer grew enchanted… — Stephen King Copy Share Image
A particularly fine head on a man usually means that he is stupid; particularly deep philosophers are usually shallow thinkers; in literature,… — Robert Musil Copy Share Image
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I read recently that the problem with stereotypes isn't that they are inaccurate, but that they're incomplete. And this captures perfectly what… — Taiye Selasi Copy Share Image
I feel that I have an impractical and deleterious snobbery about the relation of literature to the market. I thought, 'I've become… — Claire Messud Copy Share Image
Theres two tiers of science fiction: the McDonalds sci-fi like Star Trek, where they have an adventure and solve it before the… — David Gerrold Copy Share Image
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Turkey is a complex country. Most readers are women, of all generations, and they are passionate about books. However, the written culture… — Elif Safak Copy Share Image
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A key goal for an author of history is to persuade his or her readers to forget what they know and to… — Del Quentin Wilber Copy Share Image
I always tell people, if a young girl read "Beloved" as her first novel, she'd have to kill either herself or her… — Walter Mosley Copy Share Image
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One shouldn't say yes in desperation to the first publisher who approaches. New authors especially should wait and weigh their deal and… — Ravi Subramanian Copy Share Image
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The books of our childhood offer a vivid door to our own pasts, and not necessarily for the stories we read there,… — Lewis Buzbee Copy Share Image
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In the end, the best part of the whole book [The Nightingale ] to me was the research, reading about the courageous,… — Megan Chance Copy Share Image
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When I was first diagnosed, I went out, as a book person, and got some books on cancer and looked up my… — Molly Ivins Copy Share Image
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I just want to stay in my hotel room, read my book. I enjoy that private time. And it doesn't go over… — Hope Solo Copy Share Image
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Iliad by Homer is one of the great stories in literature. And I thought its themes really resonated today, whether that was… — Brad Pitt Copy Share Image
A man who tells secrets or stories must think of who is hearing or reading, for a story has as many versions… — John Steinbeck Copy Share Image
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