All writing is by the grace of God. People do not deserve to have good writing, they are so pleased with bad.… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
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... when you make it a moral necessity for the young to dabble in all the subjects that the books on the… — Katharine Fullerton Gerould Copy Share Image
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A good reader is nearly as rare as a good writer. People bring their prejudices, whether friendly or adverse. They are lamp… — Robert Aris Willmott Copy Share Image
Whenever you're trying to do your own take on a classic piece of literature, it's almost like you're trying to swim up… — Joel Edgerton Copy Share Image
I don't want to stand with somebody's praise. Whereas now when people come up to me, they say, "I love the bookstore"… — Ann Patchett Copy Share Image
English literature is a glorious inheritance which is open to all - there are no barriers, no coupons, and no restrictions. In… — Winston Churchill Copy Share Image
It will be my birthday on Tuesday. Last year, I reached the painful conclusion that there wasn't enough time left to read… — Daniel Finkelstein Copy Share Image
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The MFA program did one great thing for me: It taught me how to be a better reader and critic. Nothing I… — Dinaw Mengestu Copy Share Image
I had experiences along the way that helped me to realize that letting go was the way that worked for me to… — Richard Bach Copy Share Image
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We should allow DREAMers to declare that they are not criminals, that they want to be here, want to fully participate in… — Luis Gutierrez Copy Share Image
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First it was the whites, and then their Negro message bearers. And the word was always the same: 'Tell your sons to… — Medgar Evers Copy Share Image
You have to understand that while I pre-plot the meta story of a given book, I often have no idea of what… — R. A. Salvatore Copy Share Image
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Early on I came to realize something, and it came from the mail I received from kids. That is, kids at that… — Lois Lowry Copy Share Image
You shall find books and sermons everywhere, in the land and in the sea, in the earth and in the skies, and… — Charles Spurgeon Copy Share Image
There's such a wealth of literature from the 18th century and 19th century, George Eliot... Jane Austen... that's all about a genteel… — Steven Knight Copy Share Image
The Drama Years is filled with heart-stirring stories, just-been-there advice from recent teens and practical, actionable tips for parents. It's full of… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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Possession of books denounced as heretical was made a criminal offense. Copies of such books were burned and destroyed. But in Upper… — Elaine Pagels Copy Share Image
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Even though I read voraciously as a child, I never saw myself in books. Without narratives to expand my ideas of who… — Jesmyn Ward Copy Share Image
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