If you ask any ordinary reader which of Dickens's proletarian characters he can remember, the three he is almost certain to mention… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
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Teachers and librarians can be the most effective advocates for diversifying children's and young adult books. When I speak to publishers, they're… — Pat Mora Copy Share Image
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I can always track my career by the children - I started writing right after the 14-year-old was born, and sold my… — Heather Graham Pozzessere Copy Share Image
Nevertheless, the book gave Jack a feeling he had never had before, that the past was like a story, in which one… — Ken Follett Copy Share Image
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Every book in here I wrote, Some I'm not too proud of some I wish I could burn, So many pages I… — Frank Ocean Copy Share Image
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Ever since I was a little child, I refused to see movies of books that I loved. Because you already know what… — Fran Lebowitz Copy Share Image
I would love to write more children's books. There is such a high standard out there for children's books; there are really… — Jewel Copy Share Image
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The books we think we ought to read are poky, dull, and dry The books that we would like to read we… — Carolyn Wells Copy Share Image
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Chrysostom, I remember, mentions a twofold book of God: the book of the creatures, and the book of the scriptures. God, having… — Cotton Mather Copy Share Image
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One of my first favorite books was 'The 12 Days of Christmas,' and I would just go up to people and say,… — Lin-Manuel Miranda Copy Share Image
I did about 2000 covers altogether, for all sorts of books - from Shakespeare to James Bond - and I always had… — Dick Bruna Copy Share Image
It is difficult sharing and capturing so many years of memories and the people behind the words-and even though that guest book… — Eugenie Anderson Copy Share Image
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I think grief is a huge subject; it's one of the things that everybody is going to confront in one way or… — John Darnielle Copy Share Image
I didn't publish my book until I was 37. So the ability to pay my bills, pay my rent, make a life… — Leigh Bardugo Copy Share Image
I was heavily influenced by my first attempt at a novel. I started a fantasy novel back in high school, and... well...… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
I first became aware of Charles Darwin and evolution while still a schoolboy growing up in Chicago. My father and I had… — James D. Watson Copy Share Image
Part of what I wanted to do in my book was point out that we have almost reached the point where we… — Annalee Newitz Copy Share Image
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I get my inspiration from looking at the world and paying attention to people and just looking closely. Also from reading. I… — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share Image
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More than we sleep, play, or make love, we work. Yet despite - or perhaps because of - this dominant daily grind,… — Paul Di Filippo Copy Share Image
I have no personal knowledge of, or experience with, paramilitary hate groups, or heart transplantation, or escapees from maximum security prisons, or… — Sandra Brown Copy Share Image
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Death is a big theme in the book, illness. What is that? It's a fact that human beings - no matter who… — Mary Gaitskill Copy Share Image
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