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"I think kids want the same thing from a book that adults want - a fast-paced story, characters worth caring about, humor, surprises, and mystery. A good book always keeps you asking questions, and makes you keep turning pages so you can find out the answers."

Rick Riordan, American Novelist

Books, Reading, Life, Inspirational

"I read over a hundred books a year and have done so since I was fifteen years old, and every book I've read has taught me something."

Nicholas Sparks, American Author

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"Books" - Snell smiled - "are a kind of magic."

Jasper Fforde, British Novelist

Books, Magic, Imagination, Wonder

"Focus in on the genre you want to write, and read books in that genre. A LOT of books by a variety of authors. And read with questions in your mind."

Nicholas Sparks, American Author

Books, Focus, Mind, Questions

"Books are a narcotic."

Franz Kafka, Austrian Novelist

Books, Addiction, Mind, Escape

"At night, when the curtains are drawn and the fire flickers, my books attain a collective dignity."

E. M. Forster, English Novelist

Books, Dignity, Fire, Night

"Books were this wonderful escape for me because I could open a book and disappear into it, and that was the only way out of that house when I was a kid."

Dean Koontz, American Author

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"Leisure without books is death, and burial of a man alive."

Seneca, Roman Philosopher

Books, Leisure, Knowledge, Life

"My favorite books are the ones that make me smile for hours after reading them. I want that for my readers, for the sweetness to linger. Sort of like chocolate, but without the calories."

Sarah Addison Allen, American Novelist

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"And I don't like books which are full of name dropping."

Daphne du Maurier, English Novelist

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"I imagine a child. That child is me. I can reconstruct and vividly remember portions of my own childhood. I can see, taste, smell, feel, and hear them. Then what I do is, not write about that kid or about his world, but start to think of a book that would have pleased him."

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"Well you know, it's true that as a fat person I run a greater risk of heart disease, diabetes, and a number of other things. But guess what? The amount of that risk is almost infinitessimal!"

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"I'd always liked to write, but I never wanted to be a writer, because it seemed a sissy occupation. It is. To this day, I find it terribly easy. And so, rather than trying to hunt up a text, I just wrote one."

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"I think kids want the same thing from a book that adults want - a fast-paced story, characters worth caring about, humor, surprises, and mystery. A good book always keeps you asking questions, and makes you keep turning pages so you can find out the answers."

"I read over a hundred books a year and have done so since I was fifteen years old, and every book I've read has taught me something."

"Books" - Snell smiled - "are a kind of magic."

"Focus in on the genre you want to write, and read books in that genre. A LOT of books by a variety of authors. And read with questions in your mind."

"Books are a narcotic."

"At night, when the curtains are drawn and the fire flickers, my books attain a collective dignity."

"Books were this wonderful escape for me because I could open a book and disappear into it, and that was the only way out of that house when I was a kid."

"Leisure without books is death, and burial of a man alive."

"My favorite books are the ones that make me smile for hours after reading them. I want that for my readers, for the sweetness to linger. Sort of like chocolate, but without the calories."

"And I don't like books which are full of name dropping."

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"Werewolves are much more common animals than you might think."

"Read a lot. Write a lot. Have fun."

"Writing and telling are almost the same, the way I do it."

"I went to college, but I learned to write by reading - and writing."

"I imagine a child. That child is me. I can reconstruct and vividly remember portions of my own childhood. I can see, taste, smell, feel, and hear them. Then what I do is, not write about that kid or about his world, but start to think of a book that would have pleased him."

"Well you know, it's true that as a fat person I run a greater risk of heart disease, diabetes, and a number of other things. But guess what? The amount of that risk is almost infinitessimal!"

"I'd always liked to write, but I never wanted to be a writer, because it seemed a sissy occupation. It is. To this day, I find it terribly easy. And so, rather than trying to hunt up a text, I just wrote one."

"Some women have said, 'Gee, here I am getting involved with this fat guy, what will people think of me?' But they were converted and sometimes surprised."

"All my books were easy to write - doesn't it show?"