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When I was working on my first novel, 'The Quilter's Apprentice,' I knew I wanted to write about friendship, especially women's friendship… — Jennifer Chiaverini Copy Share Image
Some time ago a little-known Scottish philosopher wrote a book on what makes nations succeed and what makes them fail. The Wealth… — George Akerlof Copy Share Image
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Sometimes I would take Nietzsche or something. And I wouldn't read it, but more just scan the words. Sometimes I would get… — John Brandon Copy Share Image
When, in the third book, we do learn the identity of the Blue Rose murderer, the information comes in a muted, nearly… — Peter Straub Copy Share Image
Books like Munro's are so deeply personal and idiosyncratic that it feels like a violation to subject them to the crude business… — Ben Dolnick Copy Share Image
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As I said in my last book, birds are mean. They're the only pet that, when they escape, the owners are relieved.… — Adam Carolla Copy Share Image
In the past, people generally believed they could acquire magic in two ways: through learning the craft, either from another practitioner or… — David Liss Copy Share Image
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We all love to hear a good story. We save our stories in books. We save our books in libraries. Libraries are… — Kathy Bates Copy Share Image
If religious books are not widely circulated among the masses in this country, I do not know what is going to become… — Daniel Webster Copy Share Image
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I wanted to tell the book thief many things, about beauty and brutality. But what could I tell her about those things… — Markus Zusak Copy Share Image
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I had gradually come, by this time [1839-01], to see that the Old Testament from its manifestly false history of the world,… — Charles Darwin Copy Share Image
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