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I wrote one book, signed with a good agent, and sat back and waited for the phone to ring. I was sure… — Deb Caletti Copy Share Image
I love the novel as a form, as an adventure of mind and soul. Really, I absolutely love writing them; they consume… — Lawrence Osborne Copy Share Image
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When I'm writing, I try not to think things like, 'Gosh, I have to finish writing this book.' Books are very long… — Linda Sue Park Copy Share Image
It is perfectly legitimate to write novels which are essentially prose poems, but in the end, I think, a novel is like… — Robert Harris Copy Share Image
As an author, you go into the school, it gets written about in the paper. It sucks that your book was banned,… — Matt de la Pena Copy Share Image
Amazon is increasingly dominating online commerce. People are starting their searches there, which of course threatens Google because it takes away some… — Tim O'Reilly Copy Share Image
I think people read travel books either because they intend to take that trip, or because they would never take that trip.… — Paul Theroux Copy Share Image
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I was the quiet kid in the corner, reading a book. In elementary school, I read so much and so often during… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
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“Lots of talk lately about the GREAT AMERICAN NOVEL that seems to be exclusively masculine. And how many of the characters in… — Kate Zambreno Copy Share Image
The Book of Revelation has all the authority, in these theological uplands, of military orders in time of war. The people turn… — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
What I've always tried to find in my books are points at which the private lives of the characters, and also my… — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
These days, most of my interactions with young people are centered on the poetry or theater classes I teach, so the students… — Renee Watson Copy Share Image
Government has only one religion - India first! Government has one holy book - the Constitution. The Government must be immersed in… — Narendra Modi Copy Share Image
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I do have personal relationships with a lot of "fans," in quotations. I answer all my mail, I get emails from fans,… — Kathleen Hanna Copy Share Image
When I was in my 20s in the 1970s, I read all of Jean Rhys. I have reread very little since because… — Linda Grant Copy Share Image
James Patterson is my favorite author. Very talented. I picked up reading from jail... I realized how powerful reading was in jail.… — Rich Homie Quan Copy Share Image
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You really burden the reader if you put things in but, "Oh, it's not interesting, but I'll put it in anyway." Then… — David Sedaris Copy Share Image
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To divert myself from a troublesome fancy, it is but to run to my books; they presently fix me to them, and… — Michel de Montaigne Copy Share Image
My writing is of a very different kind from anything I've heard about. All this mythological material is out there, a big… — Joseph Campbell Copy Share Image
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