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the process of a book's coming to life is not fully complete until your imagination meets mine on the page. The words… — Rebecca Wells Copy Share Image
My advice for aspiring writers is go to New York. And if you can’t go to New York, go to the place… — Walter Kirn Copy Share Image
For me to be a billion-dollar author, I need to have people buying my books at Wal-Mart. — Amanda Hocking Copy Share Image
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I've done a number of readings at poetry lounges in Vancouver and Los Angeles. I've compiled a book of poetry that's completed,… — Corin Nemec Copy Share Image
My first book came out again - the re-issue from 2001. I was rereading it to make sure that I didn't miss… — Peter Orner Copy Share Image
Autobiography of a Yogi is justifiably celebrated as one of the most entertaining and enlightening spiritual books ever written. — Tom Butler-Bowdon Copy Share Image
I take six or seven years to write really small books. There is a kind of aesthetic of leanness, of brevity. — Mohsin Hamid Copy Share Image
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Let me put it in a positive light, with that archive [of Anne Romaine], we have gained extensive knowledge about how [Alex]… — Manning Marable Copy Share Image
I believe that the Bible is to be understood and received in the plain and obvious meaning of its passages; for I… — Daniel Webster Copy Share Image
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People don't roll around naked in my books. I do allow them to go to bed if they're married, but it's all… — Barbara Cartland Copy Share Image
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With Barack Obama, we will turn the page on the old politics of misrepresentation and distortion. With Barack Obama we will close… — Edward Kennedy Copy Share Image
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Had I been present at the Creation, I would have given some useful hints for the better ordering of the universe. Remarking… — Alfonso X of Castile Copy Share Image
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I like to have books around to give me ideas-to get the verbal part of my brain to start working. — Sean Lennon Copy Share Image
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Even an ice cream parlor - a definite advantage - does not alleviate the sorrow I feel for a town lacking a… — Natalie Goldberg Copy Share Image
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