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Other people, some other writers, will win certain accolades or sell in far greater numbers than me - and I'm a legitimate… — James Ellroy Copy Share Image
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One sheds one's sicknesses in books--repeats and presents again one's emotions, to be master of them.One sheds one's sicknesses in books--repeats and… — DH Lawrence Copy Share Image
The themes in my books, like in life, are about grace and redemption and you never know when they're going to show… — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share Image
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Few things linger longer or become more indwelling than that feeling of both completion and emptiness when a great book ends. That… — Pat Conroy Copy Share Image
Childhood is just this amazing place, and in my books, I was trying to express my concern about childhood being eroded. You… — Alexandra Adornetto Copy Share Image
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I think there's too many rules in golf. And I mean that's easy to say for a player, but putting together a… — Tony Finau Copy Share Image
Best-sellerism is the star system of the book world. A "best seller" is a celebrity among books. It is a book known… — Daniel J. Boorstin Copy Share Image
When I was in my teens, I was very, very keen on being the author of a book. What the book was… — Tom Stoppard Copy Share Image
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My life has been the antithesis of that book 'The Secret'. I've always been interested in doing what I do. I love… — Aaron Stanford Copy Share Image
Any author gets inspired by the experiences and events that happen to him or his immediate circle. While that's where the seed… — Ravi Subramanian Copy Share Image
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