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Lee Harvey Oswald was boiling over about everything: the American ambassador; the Russians-he was mad at them because they wouldn't let him… — Truman Capote Copy Share Image
The character and the actor in a long-running series slowly become one. I think there must be funny stories about actors who,… — William H. Macy Copy Share Image
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Much as I admire Tolkien, I once again always felt like Gandalf should have stayed dead. That was such an incredible sequence… — George R. R. Martin Copy Share Image
Your novels show only the tiniest fraction of detective work, the brilliant crime, the tantalizing clues, the dramatic chase, the final battle… — Stefan Petrucha Copy Share Image
Of course, I still saw Edward at school, because there wasn't anything Charlie [her dad] could do about that. And then, Edward… — Stephenie Meyer Copy Share Image
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Buy products of genuine lasting value from brands that take their manufacturing seriously. I have things that are 75 years old, like… — Patrick Grant Copy Share Image
In some ways, Valiant Gentlemen grows out of Tales of the New World, my collection of short stories about explorers who lived… — Sabina Murray Copy Share Image
None of the male characters are as powerful or as interesting as the four central female characters. The men work best as… — Norman Buckley Copy Share Image