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I came across an old story of mine that I'd written a decade ago. The main joke of the story is that… — Alexander Weinstein Copy Share Image
You asked if I thought my fiction had changed anything in the culture and the answer is no. Sure, there's been some… — Philip Roth Copy Share Image
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The process of reading is not a half sleep, but in the highest sense, an exercise, a gymnast's struggle: that the reader… — Walt Whitman Copy Share Image
I was reading through all these NSA programs that Snowden has revealed, and one of the ones that fascinated me was that… — Ted Rall Copy Share Image
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This infantile sense of order tended to infect my life at large. Up at 5:30 a.m., coffee, oatmeal, perhaps sausage (homemade), and… — Jim Harrison Copy Share Image
“Another case for the dumbness of reading, however, is that books do not contain answers, but rather pose more questions. And asking… — Dan Wilbur Copy Share Image
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The choice is yours: Enjoy a delicious meal of, say, veal fantarella with grilled vegetables. Or spend a quiet hour reading David… — Liz Curtis Higgs Copy Share Image
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Sara Scherr and Jeff McNeely have given us a thoughtful, sensible book about a topic of great importance to the world. There… — Ismail Serageldin Copy Share Image
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I tell personal stories associated with aspects of the theory, and I hope they are interesting and compelling. I don't feel you're… — Bill Nye Copy Share Image
Here's how I became myself: mess, failure, mistakes, disappointments, and extensive reading; limbo, indecision, setbacks, addiction, public embarrassment, and endless conversations with… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
Turn right up ahead," he directed. "It'll take us directly to my cottage." She did as he asked. "Does your cottage have… — Julia Quinn Copy Share Image
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