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It starts with the writing. We have to think of all these characters - we have to treat them all equally. We… — Cliff Chiang Copy Share Image
“The titles of his books are recorded as follows: The Twelve Caesars; Royal Biographies; Lives of Famous Whores; Roman Manners and Customs;… — Suetonius Copy Share Image
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I just realized quite early on that I'm not going to be the type who can write a novel every two years.… — Zadie Smith Copy Share Image
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Book burning is a charming old custom, hallowed by antiquity. It has been practiced for centuries by fascists, communists, atheists, school children,… — Richard Armour Copy Share Image
I have had a lot of dreams come true as a writer... I've gotten to work with artists I adored as a… — Gail Simone Copy Share Image
Good Lord, what is man! for as simple he looks, Do but try to develop his books and his crooks, With his… — Robert Burns Copy Share Image
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The novels that get praised in the NY Review of Books aren't worth reading. Ninety-seven percent of science fiction is adolescent rubbish,… — Robert Anton Wilson Copy Share Image
We read and remember certain writers because they offer distinctive voices and perspectives, because they've given themselves over completely and passionately to… — Chang-Rae Lee Copy Share Image
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I posted chapters online and let people give feedback, and I was surprised at how much of that feedback I actually used… — Donald Miller Copy Share Image
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You know what? Just move on. Move on with life, and leave those who don't care about you behind. Don't stress of… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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I am, 'Guardian' readers keep telling me, a xenophobe. Never mind that I speak French and Spanish, that I love Europe, that… — Daniel Hannan Copy Share Image
Beware of books. They are more than innocent assemblages of paper and ink and string and glue. If they are any good,… — Erica Jong Copy Share Image
The biggest thing is to give it back. You want to leave the game in a better situation than you came in… — Andre Iguodala Copy Share Image
I care what my reader thinks. There is no fancy recommendation you can give me that would matter to me as much… — Adriana Trigiani Copy Share Image
With science becoming far more accessible to all of us, I've become a pretty avid reader and devourer of it. One of… — John Noble Copy Share Image
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“Is this a case of “Do as I say, not as I do?” The reader has a perfect right to ask the… — Stephen King Copy Share Image
Whatever we read from intense curiosity gives us the model of how we should always read. Plodding along page after page with… — Ernest Dimnet Copy Share Image
I was approached by this guy Chris Renshaw, who had read my book and had read Leigh's book. He wanted to incorporate… — Boy George Copy Share Image
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I'm sorry I asked you out. I was drunk. I was at Tric and Haley gave this carpe diem speech...the kind that… — Mouth McFadden Copy Share Image
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The most common mistake students of literature make is to go straight for what the poem or novel says, setting aside the… — Terry Eagleton Copy Share Image
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