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Once he became a series character, I made the conscious choice that he would never act like a series character, never wink… — Donald E. Westlake Copy Share Image
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They must be real people. And this means that every word in every line of speech must be accurate and full of… — John Steinbeck Copy Share Image
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My son craves picture books about Transformers and Ninja Turtles and the Hulk; they show one fantastic creature smashing or zapping another… — Russell Smith Copy Share Image
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Grinning is something you do when you are entertained in some way, such as reading a good book or watching someone you… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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We try to exert a Ted Williams kind of discipline. In his book The Science of Hitting, Ted explains that he carved… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
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I'm going to write a book someday and the title will be I'm an Ass, You're an Ass. That's the most liberating,… — Anthony de Mello Copy Share Image
I think the graphic novel form works, in practice, a lot differently from watching a movie. You can put it down and… — Travis Beacham Copy Share Image
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"And they lived happily ever after" is one of the most tragic sentences in literature. It's tragic because it's falsehood. It is… — Joshua L. Liebman Copy Share Image
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The first doorway (or chakra) is what I call in the book, the Doorway of Safety. This doorway relates to feeling safe… — Marci Shimoff Copy Share Image
I read 'The Young Landlords' and felt almost a chemical change. What I realized while reading that book was that I could… — Jason Reynolds Copy Share Image
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The subject of the novel is reality liberated from soul. The reader in complete independence presented with a structured process:let him evaluate… — Alfred Doblin Copy Share Image
