"Every well-written book is a light for me. When you write, you use other writers and their books as guides in the wilderness."

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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

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"Even a book with completely empty pages will change you because you will start thinking about the reason behind this emptiness and once you enter the thinking territory it means that you entered a territory of change!"

Mehmet Murat ildan, Turkish Philosopher

Books, Change, Truth, Wisdom, Life

"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

"There were two sets of double doors leading out of the antechamber, one marked STACKS and the other TOMES. Not knowing the difference between the two, I headed to the ones labeled STACKS. That was what I wanted. Stacks of books. Great heaps of books. Shelf after endless shelf of books."

Patrick Rothfuss, Australian Athlete

Books, Knowledge, Discovery, Curiosity

"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

"I like all things grammatical, and I had already written several books about parts of speech, and even the alphabet, so everything that makes up a sentence and even a word was covered except for punctuation."

Brian P. Cleary, American Author

Books, Speech, Word

"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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"I have a Bachelor of Arts in English, which means I had a lot of formal training in reading."

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"I always write with music. It takes me a while to figure out the right piece of music for what I'm working on. Once I figure it out, that's the only thing I'll play."

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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."

"Even a book with completely empty pages will change you because you will start thinking about the reason behind this emptiness and once you enter the thinking territory it means that you entered a territory of change!"

"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."

"There were two sets of double doors leading out of the antechamber, one marked STACKS and the other TOMES. Not knowing the difference between the two, I headed to the ones labeled STACKS. That was what I wanted. Stacks of books. Great heaps of books. Shelf after endless shelf of books."

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

"I like all things grammatical, and I had already written several books about parts of speech, and even the alphabet, so everything that makes up a sentence and even a word was covered except for punctuation."

"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."

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"I didn't start working on children's books until I got a job at a book warehouse on the children's floor. When I started reading some of the books, I was so impressed."

"I have a Bachelor of Arts in English, which means I had a lot of formal training in reading."

"Everything I write comes from my childhood in one way or another. I am forever drawing on the sense of mystery and wonder and possibility that pervaded that time of my life."

"I'm at the mercy of whatever character comes into my head."

"Understand, I had absolutely no interest in writing; I wanted to be a Writer."

"I hate to cook and love to eat."

"I always write with music. It takes me a while to figure out the right piece of music for what I'm working on. Once I figure it out, that's the only thing I'll play."

"I was born in Philadelphia and currently live in Minneapolis. I write for both children and adults."

"I thought I was going nowhere. Now I can see there was a pattern."

"I am busier now than I ever imagined I would be, but I feel blessed in that I have found what I am supposed to be doing with my life. It's wonderful to tell stories and have people listen to them."