The main thing is that you have a good editor - one that believes in you and who will give you the… — Christopher Darden Copy Share Image
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I did not grow up around films. So, I would say books have been my major influence. — Divya Khosla Kumar Copy Share Image
When I give away a book for free, it gets my name out there. That has lifelong value for me that goes… — James Altucher Copy Share Image
I love books. If they are good books, I love them even more. But even if they are bad books, I still… — Hugo Chavez Copy Share Image
I like to read things I've read before. It's like listening over and over to your favorite song. — Anne Rice Copy Share Image
Don't ask where the rest of this book is!" It is a shrill cry that comes from an undefined spot among the… — Italo Calvino Copy Share Image
I listen a lot to how people speak. I've read a great many good books in my life. I had some excellent… — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
Before writing, I start with a series of questions, specific things I need to know before I can write the book... That… — David B. Coe Copy Share Image
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I was doing a show in L.A. called 'Celebrity Autobiography,' where celebrities read excerpts from other celebrities' books and hang themselves with… — Scott Adsit Copy Share Image
There are, first of all, two kinds of authors: those who write for the subject's sake, and those who write for writing's… — Arthur Schopenhauer Copy Share Image
I have a great deal of respect for Mark Gordon’s work and am confident that together we can bring the beauty and… — Douglas Gresham Copy Share Image
I believe that the habit of constant reading of good books and scholarly periodicals and magazines in many disciplines is vital to… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
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The Book of Mormon, the record of Joseph, verifies and clarifies the Bible. It removes stumbling blocks; it restores many plain and… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
Good characters the reader cares about combined with an intriguing plot. Do those two and you've got it made. — Bob Mayer Copy Share Image
When you have a book as material as it is, it's a lot easier to create a character because you have so… — Asa Butterfield Copy Share Image
If you read a lot of books you are considered well read. But if you watch a lot of TV, you're not… — Lily Tomlin Copy Share Image
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I have examined all religions, and the result is that the Bible is the best book in the world. — John Adams Copy Share Image
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The great book, always open and which we should make an effort to read, is that of Nature. — Antonio Gaudi Copy Share Image
Two things can make life meaningful: books and love. ...I already have books. Now I am setting off in search of love. — Joel Dicker Copy Share Image
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Either you've got the bug, or you haven't. There are many things I'd rather be doing than writing a book. — Clive Cussler Copy Share Image
In the dime stores and bus stations, people talk of situations, read books, repeat quotations, draw conclusions on the wall. — Bob Dylan Copy Share Image
It seems like just yesterday my son was hiding under the table to avoid reading. Now, he's writing books longer than mine! — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
The best way for me to discover new music is through YouTube, and through my readers emailing me stuff. — Perez Hilton Copy Share Image
Person in front of the book and knowledge behind the man is always nice and beautiful. — Athar Azeem Copy Share Image
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It's such a pain in the ass to write a book, I can't imagine writing one if I'm not interested in the… — Michael Lewis Copy Share Image
You really need to approach each book as if you have been a failure. . . . If you start to believe… — Louise Erdrich Copy Share Image
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I have to challenge myself, and I have to challenge the reader. We should be weaving and working on new stories and… — Brian Azzarello Copy Share Image
One novel that I think is an overriding influence in my life is 'All the King's Men,' the most beautiful book written… — Andrew Gross Copy Share Image
We see a new generation of Russian authors who are not divided from their Western contemporaries either culturally or philosophically. — Robert Gottlieb Copy Share Image
I had written here and there about my mother in my poems. There are poems for her in my first and second… — Tracy K. Smith Copy Share Image
