The funniest book I've ever had read to me is 'I, Partridge.' It's a brilliantly written book, but it's the greatest audiobook… — Richard Herring 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
Books are influential in proportion to their obscurity, provided that the obscurity be that of inexpressible Realities. The Bible is the most… — Coventry Patmore Copy Share Image
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A novel, even a social realist one, can't simply be a comprehensive rendering of what is. A novel requires a special angle… — Chang-Rae Lee 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
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The Summer Book is beautiful and warm, with the kind of wisdom we can adapt to our everyday lives. — Liv Ullmann 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
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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
When I was in kindergarten, I entered a competition and read 52 books in a week. — Tom Rath Copy Share Image
Instinct taught me 20 years ago to pace a song or a concert performance. That translates into pacing a story, pleasing a… — Jimmy Buffett Copy Share Image
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That's what people expect: They don't want to read a slight novel. People don't want to waste their time on anything less… — Jenny Zhang Copy Share Image
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 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
The illustrators work so much harder on the books than the writers do. I mean, that's so much work doing what they… — Michael Ian Black Copy Share Image
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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