I suffered most inconvenience from the difficulty of getting news from the civilised world down river, from the irregularity of receipt of… — Henry Walter Bates Copy Share Image
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It was really a means-of-production problem. It costs so much to make films. With a novel, you can write the whole thing… — Ruth Ozeki Copy Share Image
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Somebody who only reads newspapers and at best books of contemporary authors looks to me like an extremely near-sighted person who scorns… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
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Those who would assail the Book of Mormon should bear in mind that its veracity is no more dubious than the veracity… — Jon Krakauer Copy Share Image
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It was at this time that she entirely gave up on reading. The covers of books looked like coffins to her, either… — Alice Munro Copy Share Image
The most reward experience is having another writer come up to you and say that they started writing because they read my… — Michael Scott Copy Share Image
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Solitary reading will enable a man to stuff himself with information, but without conversation his mind will become like a pond without… — William Matthews Copy Share Image
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Words are the essence of culture. Books are pure essence. They are not for women or for men, but for all of… — Matt Haig Copy Share Image
Only thanks to blissful ignorance, and the inspiration of my grandparents' story, did I actually believe tackling a novel would be an… — Kristina McMorris Copy Share Image
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The book that convinced me I wanted to be a writer was 'Crime and Punishment'. I put the thing down after reading… — Paul Auster Copy Share Image
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