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"I've had aunts and uncles who not only haven't read my books but could hardly believe that I was a writer."
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"Thanks to bad graphic design, some readers love only the electronic version of some books."
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Personal Development
"Books that you carry to the fire, and hold readily in your hand, are most useful after all."
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"The multitude of books is making us ignorant."
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"Outside books, we avoid colorful characters."
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"I don't believe in personal immortality; the only way I expect to have some version of such a thing is through my books."
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"The oldest books are only just out to those who have not read them."
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"Books-oh! no. I am sure we never read the same, or not with the samefeelings.""I am sorry you think so; but if that be the case, there can at least beno want of subject. We may compare our different opinions."
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"Books are the perfect entertainment: no commercials, no batteries, hours of enjoyment for each dollar spent. What I wonder is why everybody doesn't carry a book around for those inevitable dead spots in life."
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"A book, too, can be a star 'explosive material, capable of stirring up fresh life endlessly."
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"I've got a long list of books I wish I'd never written-and I've kept them all out of print for the past 20 years."
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"The beautiful part of writing is that you don't have to get it right the first time, unlike, say, a brain surgeon. You can always do it better, find the exact word, the apt phrase, the leaping simile."
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"All the stories I'll ever need are right here on Main Street."
Story
"I have always had a sense that we are all pretty much alone in life, particularly in adolescence."
Life
"My dream was to be known as a writer and to be able to produce at least one book that would be read by people. That dream came true with the publication of my first novel - and all the rest has been a sweet bonus."
People
"I've had aunts and uncles who not only haven't read my books but could hardly believe that I was a writer."
Books
"You seldom get a censorship attempt from a 14-year-old boy. It's the adults who get upset."
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"Family life was wonderful. The streets were bleak. The playgrounds were bleak. But home was always warm. My mother and father had a great relationship. I always felt 'safe' there."
Family
"I take real people and put them in extraordinary situations."
People
"I can't remember a time when I wasn't trying to get something down on paper."
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"There are no taboos. Every topic is open, however shocking. It is the way that the topics are handled that's important, and that applies whether it is a 15-year-old who is reading your book or someone who is 55."
Reading
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