I think a writer's job is to provoke questions. I like to think that if someone's read a book of mine, they've… — Doris Lessing Copy Share Image
My theory on literature is an author who does not indulge in trashiness-writes about people you could introduce into your own home...he… — Booth Tarkington Copy Share Image
I recently forced myself to read a book on quantum physics, just to try and learn something new. I was confused by… — Stephan Pastis Copy Share Image
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“El verbo leer, como el verbo amar y el verbo soñar, no soporta ‘el modo imperativo’. Yo siempre les aconsejé a mis… — Jorge Luis Borges Copy Share Image
I suppose that literature as it is won't die, science fiction included. But games are becoming an extremely important part of the… — Sergei Lukyanenko Copy Share Image
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That is another chamber of my heart that shows no electrical activity - the chamber that used to flicker into life when… — Nick Hornby Copy Share Image
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They put the thing down your throat so you don't swallow your tongue, and they put electrodes on your head. That's what… — Lou Reed Copy Share Image
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Cities have often been compared to language: you can read a city, it's said, as you read a book. But the metaphor… — Valeria Luiselli Copy Share Image
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Directing is a reactionary job more than a creation job. The job is to react whether it's moment one, the first time… — Jason Reitman Copy Share Image
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Tal told me he loved me, and told me and told me, but you don't tell someone that and then tell them… — Rachel Cohn Copy Share Image
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I read a book in 2005 called 'Think and Grow Rich' that changed my life. — Bob Backlund Copy Share Image
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