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Show me the books he loves and I shall know the man far better than through mortal friends. — Dawn Addams Copy Share Image
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I'm a big believer in big books, and that doesn't necessarily mean long books. — Mark Z. Danielewski Copy Share Image
Ultimately I'm the writer for me, but also, anytime one of my friends gets stuck with a bit, they can call me,… — Ron White Copy Share Image
I don't associate work with feelings of satisfaction. Rather, guilt, frustration, and resentment of people who write better than I do. — Garrison Keillor Copy Share Image
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That is the thing about being a writer; your subject matter may not stay your subject matter if you break their trust… — Greg Fitzsimmons Copy Share Image
I like the quiet it takes to pursue an idea the way I pursued 'Hamilton,' but I couldn't write a book, because… — Lin-Manuel Miranda Copy Share Image
I've drunk Amazon's free Diet Coke. Nothing makes more sense to me than a company trying to make bookselling into a profitable… — Lev Grossman Copy Share Image
In The Argonauts, Maggie Nelson turns 'making the personal public' into a romantic, intellectual wet dream. A gorgeous book, inventive, fearless, and… — Kim Gordon Copy Share Image
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I write because I am alone and move through the world alone. No one will know what has passed through me... I… — Natalie Goldberg Copy Share Image
Fiction is art and art is the triumph over chaos (no less) and we can accomplish this only by the most vigilant… — John Cheever Copy Share Image
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I would stay [in the newsroom] until 3 am "in case something happened." But I mostly had nothing to do between 1… — Eric Asimov Copy Share Image
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Writing is a solitary experience. I'm extremely superstitious. If I talk about the book or name the title out loud before finishing,… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
The world of books is the most remarkable creation of man. Nothing else that he builds ever lasts. Monuments fall; nations perish;… — Clarence Day Copy Share Image
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