That went on for a long time: telling various tales from my experience being anorexic and bulimic, and having people say, 'You've… — Marti Noxon Copy Share Image
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What greater prestige can a man like me (not too gifted, but very understanding) have than to have taken a cheap, shoddy… — Raymond Chandler Copy Share Image
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Books are the best of things if well used; if abused, among the worst. They are good for nothing but to inspire.… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
This, books can do-nor this alone; they give New views to life, and teach us how to live; They soothe the grieved,… — George Crabbe Copy Share Image
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I felt that in a way, I hated the writing process so much. It's excruciating, as I'm sure you know, and so… — Shane Black Copy Share Image
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I would stand and look out over the roofs of Paris and think, "Do not worry. You have always written before and… — Ernest Hemingway Copy Share Image
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Reading in bed is a self-centered act, immobile, free from ordinary social conventions, invisible to the world, and one that, because it… — Alberto Manguel Copy Share Image
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Libraries are my passion in life. Before I became mayor (of Los Angeles), I used to sneak out here during lunchtime...and I'd… — Richard Riordan Copy Share Image
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