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A reader can never tell if it's a real thimble or an imaginary thimble, because by the time you're reading it, they're… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
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Authors are the vanguard in the march of mind, the intellectual backwoodsmen, reclaiming from the idle wilderness new territories for the thought… — Thomas Carlyle Copy Share Image
I didn't write with a target audience in mind. What excited me was how much I would enjoy writing about Harry. I… — J. K. Rowling Copy Share Image
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I honestly think I was an Indian living in the time of the Trail of Tears. Something like that. Every time I… — Q'orianka Kilcher Copy Share Image
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With 'Wonder Woman,' I did one story with Alex Ross, and I had a lot of fun doing it, but I don't… — Paul Dini Copy Share Image
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