If you want to take writing on, you should pay writing the respect it deserves, which is to say, reading it. — Hilton Als Copy Share Image
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I didn't stutter when I was reading lines in a script. When I got away from myself, I didn't have that problem. — Peggy Lipton Copy Share Image
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If you read the first page of one of my novels, I can guarantee that you will read the last one. This… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
It always struck me as pretty cool that people who changed the world often knew each other. After reading them separately, hearing… — Joe Lonsdale Copy Share Image
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I like California because it still has the glamour and romanticism and exoticism of a very foreign place. It was the place… — Pico Iyer Copy Share Image
The big problem is just this kind of gigantic piece, of kids reading less and liking it less and so getting worse… — Jon Scieszka Copy Share Image
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That's the difference between a real journal and one that's invented for a novel. A novel journal has to be manipulated so… — Cris Mazza Copy Share Image
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