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Lists, and lists of lists, invite many questions and one that crops up here is: what makes a children's book last? When… — Michael Rosen Copy Share Image
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I've always wanted to write energetic, atypical sentences, i.e., sentences that were not normal or bland. — George Saunders Copy Share Image
What marks a writer is this: until she - or he, of course - writes down whatever happened, turns it into a… — Carolyn Heilbrun Copy Share Image
An arresting testimony to the haunting power of friendships, THE AFTER GIRLS is a story that understands what it is to be… — Micol Ostow Copy Share Image
If you're a so-called minority writer, the temptation is to write for the majority... I refuse to do that. — Nguyen Viet Thang Copy Share Image
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The main impetus for being a writer is thinking, 'I could invent another world. I'm not terribly keen on this one.' — Mark Haddon Copy Share Image
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