I didn't want the book [of memoirs] out, naturally - Larry [Grobel] knew that for 20 years, 15 at least, I didn't… — Al Pacino Copy Share Image
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To avoid a future of war, crime, and bankruptcy, the individual must begin to plan his own destiny, and the best source… — Manly Hall Copy Share Image
I had read [Charles] Dickens's novels were often published serially. I thought it would be fun to write a book, just sitting… — Lynne Rae Perkins Copy Share Image
We were to found a University magazine. A pair of little, active brothers-Livingstone by name, great skippers on the foot, great rubbers… — Robert Louis Stevenson Copy Share Image
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Ron Karenga wrote a book back in 1968, and in that book, he said that the reason, part of his motivation for… — Tucker Carlson Copy Share Image
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Our Cosmic Habitat is certain to be widely quoted and widely read. It is beautifully written, using inspiring and stimulating analogies. While… — John N. Bahcall Copy Share Image
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As a kid growing up in the 1950s I became acutely aware of the changes taking place in American culture and I… — Robert Crumb Copy Share Image
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But why doesn't the Gospel ever say that Christ laughed?" I asked, for no good reason. "Is Jorge right?" "Legions of scholars… — Umberto Eco Copy Share Image
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![“I had read [Charles] Dickens's novels were often published serially. I thought it would be fun to write a book, just sitting down and writing a chapter every day, not knowing what would happen next. So that's how I wrote the first draft. And then of course I had to go back and make sure everything…” quote by Lynne Rae Perkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/10d/lynne-rae-perkins-13062_book_i-had-read-charles-dickens-s-novels-were_2839730.png)
![“As I write in the book, I do not regret either of my votes for President [Barack] Obama, nor my support of him when he ran for the Senate before that. I get excited as I ever did when I see that black man on Air Force One. But I won't settle for symbolism, and our President's record should be open…” quote by Julianne Malveaux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd0/julianne-malveaux-8775_air_as-i-write-in-the-book-i-do-not-regret-e_333587.jpg)
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