Writing is a particular kind of frustration, which is why when I was making the structure for the novel I visualized it… — Rebecca Miller Copy Share Image
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Jews have a special relationship to books, and the Haggadah has been translated more widely, and reprinted more often, than any other… — Jonathan Safran Foer Copy Share Image
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Doesn't the theory of relativity concern literature too? In our world there is no longer any room for the privileged observer, as… — Nina Berberova Copy Share Image
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When I finish a book, I'll go to that file and look through them. And I'll say, these are three that really… — Matt de la Pena Copy Share Image
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It's different to read a book for pleasure than to read it analytically. In the past, I'd read Pride and Prejudice for… — Curtis Sittenfeld Copy Share Image
Purely the idea of writing a lot of books doesn't make you a great writer, but it might be that the process… — Walter Mosley Copy Share Image
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For years (decades even), I genuinely believed that world would beat a path to my books and stories, but eventually, as everything… — Scott Bradfield Copy Share Image
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I read numerous books - loads in fact - and, as I always do when recording a historical project, immersed myself into… — Rick Wakeman Copy Share Image
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