Ironically, we were studying 'The Scarlet Letter,' but isn't that always the way? The books you read in class always seems to… — Easy A Copy Share Image
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Books are totally useless unless you take their advice. If you just keep reading them, thinking "that's so insightful! that changes everything,"… — Aaron Swartz Copy Share Image
Since I invoke Torah so often, let me state that I don't personally believe in the God it postulates ... I am… — David Ben-Gurion Copy Share Image
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I shall no doubt be blamed by certain scientists, and, I am afraid, by some philosophers, for having taken serious account of… — C. D. Broad Copy Share Image
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Those with a gift for action, for their part, often express contempt for those whose gifts are more reflective. Men of action… — Michael Ignatieff Copy Share Image
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Usually with me, the ideas I have for movies just sort of pop into my head. I've read a bunch of screenwriting… — Leigh Whannell Copy Share Image
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Don't sell yourself short. No one will value you. Set a fair price for you, your book, your services, whatever it is… — John Kremer Copy Share Image
My first book was a historical novel. I started writing in 1974. In those days, historical novels meant ladies with swelling bosoms… — Hilary Mantel Copy Share Image
A writer who writes, ''I am alone''... can be considered rather comical. It is comical for a man to recognize his solitude… — Maurice Blanchot Copy Share Image
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I have taken as much as six years to prepare a book for writing. There is such a delirium of effort in… — John Steinbeck Copy Share Image
I'm somewhat of an empath, I would say. I relate easily to ideas and stories, books, films, music. I'm moved by all… — Saul Williams Copy Share Image
The issue is that my book, and so many others, are not available for pre-order from Amazon. I hadn't realized how much… — Edan Lepucki Copy Share Image
As a writer, my goal, (which I'm never going to achieve, and I know that, and no writer can achieve that,) but… — George R. R. Martin Copy Share Image
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I'm criticizing the way they are perceived. I was going through a book of Marina Abramovic and Ulay's 1970s performance work the… — Maurizio Cattelan Copy Share Image