Surely the test of a novel's characters is that you feel a strong interest in them and their affairs the good to… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
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I grew up with comic books and cartoons and action movies. To find myself in the position to do work in these… — Hoon Lee Copy Share Image
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Novels–and memoirs–are perhaps the most comprehensive reports humans can deliver, of their private experiences, to other humans. In these terms there is… — Tao Lin Copy Share Image
My first book was called, 'Mountain, Get Out of My Way,' where I did an autobiographical sketch, if you will, looking back… — Montel Williams Copy Share Image
The research reported on in our book "A=B", has moved a whole active field of mathematics from the province of human thought… — Herbert Wilf Copy Share Image
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