"Books have a vital place in our culture. They are the source of ideas, of stories that engage and stretch the imagination and most importantly, inspire."

Literature, Books, Culture, Inspirational, Imagination

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"The best of fiction, as we know, of course, doesn't tell the truth; it tales the truth."

Criss Jami, American Philosopher

Literature, Fiction, Truth, Life

"Stories are like children. They grow in their own way."

Madeleine L'Engle, American Novelist

Literature, Story, Growth, Children, Creativity

"In great literature, I become a thousand different men but still remain myself."

C. S. Lewis, British Author

Literature, Identity, Transformation

"It is my opinion that a story worth reading only in childhood is not worth reading even then."

C. S. Lewis, British Author

Literature, Childhood, Learning, Truth

"It is usually unbearably painful to read a book by an author who knows way less than you do, unless the book is a novel."

Mokokoma Mokhonoana, South African Philosopher

Literature, Pain, Learning, Ignorance, Reading

"The literary man re-reads, other men simply read."

C. S. Lewis, British Author

Literature, Reading, Reflection, Knowledge

"And she never could remember and ever since that day what Lucy means by a good story is a story which reminds her of the forgotten story in the Magician's Book."

C. S. Lewis, British Author

Literature, Storytelling, Memory, Meaning, Imagination

"One of the most dangerous of literary ventures is the little, shy, unimportant heroine whom none of the other characters value. The danger is that your readers may agree with the other characters."

C. S. Lewis, British Author

Literature, Danger, Values, Perception

"Like someone excitedly relating a story, only to find the words petering out, the path gets narrower the further I go, the undergrowth taking over."

Haruki Murakami, Japanese Writer

Literature, Storytelling, Uncertainty, Expression, Limitation

"I didn't read so much Japanese literature. Because my father was a teacher of Japanese literature, I just wanted to do something else."

Haruki Murakami, Japanese Writer

Literature, Choice, Father, Interest

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"People who inspire such contradictory emotions must be worthwhile, I reasoned."

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"It's always been important for writers to be disciplined but now even more so. In addition to the traditional displacement activities like cleaning the fridge or eating cake writers are faced with a plethora of online possibilities (some of which may be professionally worthwhile as well as interesting and fun). As a writer it's important to learn how to focus so you can do both as and when you need to."

Discipline

"Lately Mirabelle had reflected wistfully if people even noticed her " a smartly dressed woman who came and went along the Promenade, always alone."

Loneliness

"That boy is talented. You don't develop those gifts in houses or in schools."

Talent

"The good thing about the aristocracy " German or English " was that they were easily traced, Mirabelle thought."

History

"It is one of the benchmarks of a culture I always think " the page at which it operates. A good way to measure it is to order a taxi and see how irate local people get if it is late."

Society

"New technologies and resources offer exciting opportunities. They democratise access to information."

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"The best of fiction, as we know, of course, doesn't tell the truth; it tales the truth."

"Stories are like children. They grow in their own way."

"In great literature, I become a thousand different men but still remain myself."

"It is my opinion that a story worth reading only in childhood is not worth reading even then."

"It is usually unbearably painful to read a book by an author who knows way less than you do, unless the book is a novel."

"The literary man re-reads, other men simply read."

"And she never could remember and ever since that day what Lucy means by a good story is a story which reminds her of the forgotten story in the Magician's Book."

"One of the most dangerous of literary ventures is the little, shy, unimportant heroine whom none of the other characters value. The danger is that your readers may agree with the other characters."

"Like someone excitedly relating a story, only to find the words petering out, the path gets narrower the further I go, the undergrowth taking over."

"I didn't read so much Japanese literature. Because my father was a teacher of Japanese literature, I just wanted to do something else."

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"People who inspire such contradictory emotions must be worthwhile, I reasoned."

"We are living in glorious days where each readers' voice can be heard."

"You have no future when the past rules you."

"When a chap is passionate, the readership can sense it."

"Lately Mirabelle had reflected wistfully if people even noticed her " a smartly dressed woman who came and went along the Promenade, always alone."

"That boy is talented. You don't develop those gifts in houses or in schools."

"The good thing about the aristocracy " German or English " was that they were easily traced, Mirabelle thought."

"It is one of the benchmarks of a culture I always think " the page at which it operates. A good way to measure it is to order a taxi and see how irate local people get if it is late."

"New technologies and resources offer exciting opportunities. They democratise access to information."