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My view, as one who taught it, is that the whole purpose of a literary education should be to tell people that… — Guy Davenport Copy Share Image
I once wrote a book on women in science. I realized when I was interviewing them that they were the equivalent of… — Vivian Gornick Copy Share Image
I'd only read a bit of the first book. And I just knew about all the media furor over it. But I'd… — David Thewlis Copy Share Image
Writers shouldn't fall in love with their characters so much that they lose sight of what they're trying to accomplish. The idea… — Stephen Coonts Copy Share Image
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You can't write a book and just expect it to sell itself, you know. We're not building that better mousetrap and waiting… — Larry Winget Copy Share Image
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