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When I write a book, I write very cleanly from page one to the last page. I hardly ever write out of… — Gregory Maguire Copy Share Image
In schoolbooks and in literature we can separate ecclesiastical and political history; in the life of mankind they are intertwined. — Leopold von Ranke Copy Share Image
I think every first-person narrator in a novel should be compromised. I prefer that word to 'unreliable.' — Charles Palliser Copy Share Image
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Because I wrote a book about Goldman Sachs. And I know that, from talking to people at Goldman Sachs, that Trump is… — William D. Cohan Copy Share Image
No murder or sin or act of barbarism or cruelty has ever been committed by a person fully absorbed in the reading… — Anthony McCarten Copy Share Image
“Anna Arkadyevna read and understood, but it was unpleasant for her to read, that is, to follow the reflection of other people’s… — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
“...on a number of occasions this book has made reference to magic, and each time you've shaken your head, muttering such criticisms… — Tom Robbins Copy Share Image
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