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The idea is to become a best-selling author first and then the rest of my books will be slam dunks. — Nolan Bushnell Copy Share Image
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I also really like to read good books and I don't have enough time to do it. So it's really hard for… — Lena Dunham Copy Share Image
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I like to joke that you usually write more books before death than after death, so that's why I'm doing it. But… — T.C. Boyle Copy Share Image
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Paris and Nicky Hilton? Those girls will show up to the opening of a phone book. It's like a big joke. — Rachel Perry Copy Share Image
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When I was in kindergarten, I entered a competition and read 52 books in a week. — Tom Rath Copy Share Image
There are a few images in 'Exorcist 3' that scared me - people crawling on ceilings, etc. - but nothing beats the… — Christine Elise Copy Share Image
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Open the book of universal history at what period we may, it is always the India trade which is the cause of… — William Winwood Reade Copy Share Image
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The women are, of course, the biggest single group of oppressed people in the world and, if we are to believe the… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
When my book 'Rich Dad's Prophecy' was released in 2002, most financial newspapers and magazines trashed it because I discussed a looming… — Robert Kiyosaki Copy Share Image
Artists like to talk about what they do with people who've read their books, or seen their films. — Jacob Weisberg Copy Share Image
The social scene at the Harvard I knew was outside the rules of literature. It was less poignant. — Lisa Brennan-Jobs Copy Share Image