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Studs Lonigan, on the verge of fifteen, and wearing his first suit of long trousers, stood in the bathroom with a Sweet… — James T. Farrell Copy Share Image
I really like how the sixth book is going. A lot happens in the sixth book and a lot of questions are… — J. K. Rowling Copy Share Image
Before computers were everywhere I used record books, the old-fashioned way. I loved to cram, and I still love to cram, anything… — Steve Bunce Copy Share Image
Certain people are not going to connect with a book about the effect a dog has on a family. But every one… — John Grogan Copy Share Image
I assumed just from being around, all these years, that people would immediately glom on to, Well, it's a departure, and it's… — Chang-Rae Lee Copy Share Image
Everyone who moves to New York City has a book or movie or song that epitomizes the place for them. For me,… — Cathleen Schine Copy Share Image
God uses millions of no-name influencers every day in the simplest selfless acts of service. They are the teachers whose names will… — Mel Lawrenz Copy Share Image
The Book of Proverbs deals very hard blows against sluggards, and Christian ministers do well frequently to denounce the great sin of… — Charles Spurgeon Copy Share Image
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I read the book [My Life by Bill Clinton] completely. And I think it compares very favorably with Ulysses S. Grant's gold… — Dan Rather Copy Share Image
There are plenty of bad editors who try to impose their own vision on a book. — Terri Windling Copy Share Image
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Open the books ... and you will be staggered to see how much American money has been taken from the United States… — Louis Thomas McFadden Copy Share Image
Pat Robertson has written in a book a few years ago that we should have a world government, but only when the… — Walter Cronkite Copy Share Image
Much is written of the power of the Press, a power which may last but a day; by comparison little is heard… — Stanley Unwin Copy Share Image
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