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Most good media come out of somebody saying, 'This should exist; this is something I want to read. — Nick Denton
I also had a tremendous passion for art and read a lot. — Nigel Dennis
And really, the basis, I think, of achieving some success in what I want to do today comes from my mother's push to get me… — Sam Donaldson
I didn't come east of the Mississippi for the first time in my life until I was 26 years of age, but I knew. I… — Sam Donaldson
If you can survive in the desert, you survive anywhere. I know more than anything life in desert. You can tell by looking at the… — Waris Dirie
If you grow up in Ireland and read books then you really are obliged to attempt your own some time. It is not exactly a… — Anne Enright
I had no idea that 'Less Than Zero' was going to be read by anyone outside of Los Angeles, and it's - believe me, as… — Bret Easton Ellis
I go to bars and restaurants, and I sit and I eavesdrop on people and I watch people in shopping centers and, you know, I… — Janet Evanovich
I studied English literature in the honors program, which means that you had to take courses in various centuries. You had to start with Old… — Jeffrey Eugenides
I purposefully isolate myself from anything that has to do with any press. I don't read any press about myself. — Jesse Eisenberg
I had read too many memoirs that were written after the writer or the director was past his or her prime. — Joe Eszterhas
I write contemporary fiction, and that is what my readers want to read. — Alex Flinn
Until I read Anne Frank's diary, I had found books a literal escape from what could be the harsh reality around me. After I read… — Alexandra Fuller
I'm not such an artist type that I can't handle the real world. I read the financial pages, because most people don't talk about art. — Caio Fonseca
I do the same things I did when I was 12 years old: I ride bikes, I read books, I walk in the woods. And… — Charles Frazier
And if you want to know why great editors scare the pants off of writers everywhere, read 'Eats, Shoots and Leaves' by Lynne Truss. The… — Dorothea Benton Frank
Here's my definition of a great beach read - a fabulous story that sucks me in like a black hole and when it's over, it… — Dorothea Benton Frank
I don't always want to read serious fiction. But when I read fiction that's not serious, I don't want to read brain candy. Entertain me,… — Dorothea Benton Frank
I have always loved to read, and now that I have penned 10 novels and a few magazine articles, I have fallen seriously in love… — Dorothea Benton Frank
If you want to know why all writers are a little crazy read 'The Midnight Disease' by Alice W. Flaherty. She talks about the drive… — Dorothea Benton Frank
I wanted to be a writer that had an impact. I wanted, and still I say the same thing, I want to write books that… — James Frey
I think that there is a tragic misfit at the core of me, and I've just done a lot of work on myself. I love… — Jenna Fischer
Sometimes when my mom finds a fun article and really wants me to read it, I will. But I prefer to just kind of focus… — Missy Franklin
I like it when someone gives me a new book of poetry by a poet I haven't read. — Nell Freudenberger
Every time you hear someone read your book and liked your book, you're never sure whether that's going to follow with a similar remark from… — Joshua Ferris

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