No agent/publisher is in a position to create across a spectrum of media and distribution what major publishers can accomplish for authors. — Robert Gottlieb Copy Share Image
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“a novel by Ron Hansen titled The Kid, the best story I ever read about the Lincoln County cattle wars.” — James Lee Burke Copy Share Image
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I've read probably 25 or 30 books by Balzac, all of Tolstoy - the novels and letters - and all of Dickens.… — Twyla Tharp Copy Share Image
“Klaus had not told his siblings about the book, because he didn't want to give them false hope.” — Lemony Snicket Copy Share Image
I think it'd be great to own a fun concept store with my friends and just sell books and records. — Tavi Gevinson Copy Share Image
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What I can say is that all my characters are searching for their souls, because they are my mirrors. I'm someone who… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
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Books are mute as far as sound is concerned. It follows that reading aloud is a combination of two distinct operations, of… — Maria Montessori Copy Share Image
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We only have one story. All novels, all poetry are built on the never-ending contest in ourselves of good and evil. — John Steinbeck Copy Share Image
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It's good that I've put out different books apart from 'After' - and before the film comes out. — Anna Todd Copy Share Image
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Excessively narrow reading is unhelpful, certainly. Reading only Serious Literature is no better than reading only trash in this respect. — Diane Setterfield Copy Share Image
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The novel [The Kite Runner] came about as an expansion of that original, unpublished short story. — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
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I don't need validation, recognition or praise. What I need are facts and the facts are that one of my books gets… — Lee Child Copy Share Image
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Books. I'd probably spend all my time alone and lost in books if I could. It's easier that way. — Rachel Cohn Copy Share Image
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