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The book Relentless' is an awesome book. It taught me a lot about just staying consistent, being level-headed, being relentless at what… — Mohamed Sanu Copy Share Image
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Great literature must spring from an upheaval in the author's soul. If that upheaval is not present then it must come from… — Robert Benchley Copy Share Image
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You can't expect that, after a poor fellow has written a book, he should also understand it. — Giovannino Guareschi Copy Share Image
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I have written the only diet book that I believe needs to exist, and here it is: CHAPTER ONE: Eat a bit… — Miranda Hart Copy Share Image
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I'd like to find a creative way to write a book that incorporates every Depeche Mode song ever. — David Crabb Copy Share Image
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Everything is becoming science fiction. From the margins of an almost invisible literature has sprung the intact reality of the 20th century. — J. G. Ballard Copy Share Image
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I met a woman who photographed celebrity dogs for a book, and she told me that Ralph Lauren's dog is named Rugby.… — Bill Murray Copy Share Image
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I don't see how the study of language and literature can be separated from the question of free speech, which we all… — Northrop Frye Copy Share Image
I don't think men experience the embargo on channeling the autobiography in their literature. — Kate Zambreno Copy Share Image
The greatest threat to extremism isn't drones firing missiles, but girls reading books. — Nicholas D. Kristof Copy Share Image
I was trying to write a straightforward book of sociological analysis, or at least cultural criticism, and I failed. — Michael Eric Dyson Copy Share Image
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A book is always an emergence above everyday life. A book is expressed life and thus is an addition to life. — Gaston Bachelard Copy Share Image
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Reading was a big thing, yes. Books were a big thing. But the things that stick out were the newspapers. — James Earl Jones Copy Share Image
I hate vulgar realism in literature. The man who would call a spade a spade should be compelled to use one. — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
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