To narrate is to give oneself: it seems obvious that literature, as an effort to communicate fully, will continue to be blocked… — Eduardo Galeano Copy Share Image
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“their authors for a dime. Well, we couldn’t find that publisher, so we decided to do it ourselves. PubYourself has long been… — Angelina Vance Copy Share Image
Generally speaking, books don't cause much harm. Except when you read them, that is. Then they cause all kinds of problems. Books… — Pseudonymous Bosch Copy Share Image
The truth is that even big collections of ordinary books distort space, as can readily be proved by anyone who has been… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
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Every book, every volume you see here, has a soul. The soul of the person who wrote it and of those who… — Carlos Ruiz Zafon Copy Share Image
I've talked with friends about this: when you write about yourself, that's what people connect to. When you write a sermon or… — Lucy Dacus Copy Share Image
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Reading is the subtle and thorough sharing of the ideas and feelings by underhanded means. It is a gross invasion of Privacy… — Walter Tevis Copy Share Image
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If I've got Writer's Block it generally means that I don't have that much to say or something's not quite connecting. I… — Ellie Goulding Copy Share Image
My novels tend to take a long time to become exactly what they're going to be. They're fluid messes until I've done… — Dennis Cooper Copy Share Image
I grew up writing thank-you notes. Real, honest-to-goodness, pen-and-ink, stamped and posted letters. More than simple habit, it's about what the commitment… — Taylor Mali Copy Share Image
I've always wanted to write, but coming from a small-town background - I was born and brought up in Ludhiana - you… — Ravi Subramanian Copy Share Image
The best emotions to write out of are anger and fear or dread. The least energizing emotion to write out of is… — Susan Sontag Copy Share Image
Everyone else thinks I'm a nonfiction writer. I think it's because my nonfiction is easier to find. But I write both in… — Roxane Gay Copy Share Image
It is only a novel... or, in short, only some work in which the greatest powers of the mind are displayed, in… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
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Books bend space and time. One reason the owners of those aforesaid little rambling, poky secondhand bookshops always seem slightly unearthly is… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
What amazes me is that most days feel useless. I don't seem to accomplish anything-just a few pages, most of which don't… — Louis Sachar Copy Share Image
The whole trick is to make it feel like you're spying on real people's lives as they get through the day. When… — David O. Russell Copy Share Image
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