"Books! I dunno if I ever told you this, but books are the greatest gift one person can give another."

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"I think plays, like books, are endemic. They grow out of the soil of the writer and the place he's writing about. I think, you just can't move them about, you know."

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"Evidently, I'd suffered an epiphany: the subconscious realization that when it comes to coolness, nothing the human race has ever invented is more cool than a book."

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"I love reading I know it's very important and I respect anyone that is patient enough to do it."

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"If you read my books, especially the Star Trek books and the Quest for Tomorrow books, you'll see in them the core theme of the basic humanistic questions that Star Trek asked."

William Shatner, Canadian Actor

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"I've had the odd good luck of starting slowly and building gradually, something few writers are allowed anymore. As a result I've seen each of my books called the breakthrough. And each was, in its way."

Jonathan Lethem, American Writer

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"I only keep books that I like very much. Otherwise I'd throw them out."

Norman MacCaig, Scottish Poet

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"I prefer the honest jargon of reality to the outright lies of books."

Jean Rostand, French Scientist

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"I used to get a haircut every Saturday so I would never miss any of the comic books. I had practically no hair when I was a kid!"

R. L. Stine, American Writer

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"I have written about 10 books, all just practical encouragement for moms."

Lisa Whelchel, American Actor

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"I think plays, like books, are endemic. They grow out of the soil of the writer and the place he's writing about. I think, you just can't move them about, you know."

"Evidently, I'd suffered an epiphany: the subconscious realization that when it comes to coolness, nothing the human race has ever invented is more cool than a book."

"I love reading I know it's very important and I respect anyone that is patient enough to do it."

"It's almost like these games are the modern day comic books, especially when you play Alone in the Dark. There's a real story that goes along with it and a movie seemed like the right kind of transition to make."

"If you read my books, especially the Star Trek books and the Quest for Tomorrow books, you'll see in them the core theme of the basic humanistic questions that Star Trek asked."

"I've had the odd good luck of starting slowly and building gradually, something few writers are allowed anymore. As a result I've seen each of my books called the breakthrough. And each was, in its way."

"I only keep books that I like very much. Otherwise I'd throw them out."

"I prefer the honest jargon of reality to the outright lies of books."

"I used to get a haircut every Saturday so I would never miss any of the comic books. I had practically no hair when I was a kid!"

"I have written about 10 books, all just practical encouragement for moms."

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"To be one, to be united is a great thing. But to respect the right to be different is maybe even greater."

"Distance does not decide who is your brother and who is not. The church is going to have to become the conscience of the free market if it's to have any meaning in this world - and stop being its apologist."

"As a rock star, I have two instincts, I want to have fun, and I want to change the world. I have a chance to do both."

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"Ethiopia didn't just blow my mind; it opened my mind. Anyway, on our last day at this orphanage a man handed me his baby and said, 'Would you take my son with you?' He knew, in Ireland, that his son would live, and that in Ethiopia, his son would die."