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Every day is like a kid's drawing, offered to you with a strange mix of ceremoniousness and offhand disregard, yours for the… — Michael Chabon Copy Share Image
[M]y first published book had just appeared in stores. The last year of my life-the year of finishing it, editing it, and… — Tom Bissell Copy Share Image
In 1978, when I was 17 and in my first year at university, I read approximately 3,500 pages of Dickens. — Michel Faber Copy Share Image
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I typically will work on a lyric in a three-ring binder. On the right side, I'll write the lyric, and on the… — James Taylor Copy Share Image
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