All my life I have been reading romance novels. Those stupid books ruined me. I've always wanted that fire that every book… — Aurora Rose Reynolds Copy Share Image
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It's neither my job nor within my capabilities to save people. But a book sure can try. — Lauren Myracle Copy Share Image
Books give not wisdom where none was before. But where some is, there reading makes it more. — Elizabeth Hardwick Copy Share Image
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I got into my usual obsessive writing frenzy, using all the material I'd worked on for so long and crafting it into… — Helen Fielding Copy Share Image
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The distinctions of what makes a book one genre or another can sometimes be a bit muddy, but generally it's a matter… — Therese Fowler Copy Share Image
The best source for finding an agent is called Literary Agents of North America. It's a complete list of agents, not only… — Sara Paretsky Copy Share Image
I don't believe in publishers who wish to butter their bannocks on both sides while they'll hardly allow an author to smell… — Amanda McKittrick Ros Copy Share Image
I find in most novels no imagination at all. They seem to think the highest form of the novel is to write… — Gore Vidal Copy Share Image
It would be an instructive exercise for the skeptical reader to try to frame a definition of taxation which does not also… — Murray Rothbard Copy Share Image
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Shirley Jackson's writings are a must for aficionados of the gothic and of good literature. — Carlos Ruiz Zafon Copy Share Image
Whatever the readers feel when they're reading my books, I feel it tenfold when I'm writing it. — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
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Sometimes, when I have to do something I don't want to do, I pretend I'm a character from a book. It's easier… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
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The unusual is only found in a very small percentage, except in literary creations, and that is exactly what makes literature. — Julio Cortazar Copy Share Image
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