I reckon I can count on 30 more writing years, averaging a book a year (I can't keep up the 2-2.5 a… — Charles Stross Copy Share Image
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I like to read first thing in the morning. I'm addicted to the Kindle. I read a lot of business books, because… — Matt Mullenweg Copy Share Image
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In seminary he had been taught that God had completely stopped any overt communication with moderns, preferring to have them only listen… — William P. Young Copy Share Image
If you want to write about a person who isn't nice, people say, "This is a bad book. It's about somebody I… — Tama Janowitz Copy Share Image
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It is one thing to remember, another to know. To remember is to safeguard something entrusted to the memory. But to know… — Seneca the Younger Copy Share Image
Books are, let's face it, better than everything else. If we played Cultural Fantasy Boxing League, and made books go fifteen rounds… — Nick Hornby Copy Share Image
Not write what you know, but know what you write. If you write about a world before, after, or other than this… — Steven Saylor Copy Share Image
I'm probably the most loquacious author when it comes to my dedications. The reason is there is some symbolism there. I've been… — Karen Kingsbury Copy Share Image
The book of Acts is the best aid in approaching our work. We do not find there anyone consecrating himself as a… — Watchman Nee Copy Share Image
I understand that what I am to do is to be a bridge between the people who would never set foot in… — Andy Andrews Copy Share Image
Richard Price got a million dollar advance on one fake film book based on a paragraph outline and is able to seduce… — Ishmael Reed Copy Share Image
There are some beautiful books out there. But the ones that leave me cold are the ones where I feel - it's… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Wonderful!Hold Me Tight blends the best in research findings with practical suggestions from a caring and compassionate clinician. This fabulous book will… — Daniel J. Siegel Copy Share Image
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Bush has not read enough books to have a developed moral sense. The fewer books you read, the easier it is to… — Sherman Alexie Copy Share Image
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Many of the most important principles of intelligence cannot by taught at universities, from books, or through other temporal learning processes. Often… — Monte J. Brough Copy Share Image
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I go around with my books so much and I love to perform on stage, to remind everybody that the lights are… — T.C. Boyle Copy Share Image
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I believe the first draft of a book — even a long one — should take no more than three months…Any longer… — Stephen King Copy Share Image
Longest book was '2666' by Roberto Bolano, and it was an irregular reading experience. I read the first four parts during a… — Sarah Weinman Copy Share Image
I can still remember. I was ill, and I was seven, and my father didn't want me to just read children's books.… — Henning Mankell Copy Share Image
The Library didn't only contain magical books, the ones which are chained to their shelves and are very dangerous. It also contained… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
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I came out with a book called The True Secret of Writing: Connecting Life with Language. It's a book that describes how… — Natalie Goldberg Copy Share Image
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I know of a wild region whose librarians repudiate the vain superstitious custom of seeking any sense in books and compare it… — Jorge Luis Borges Copy Share Image
I was reading the paper and saw a cartoon with Ray Kelly frisking Obama, and I was like "Wait, what's happening?" so… — Adepero Oduye Copy Share Image
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