"One way an author dies a little each day is when his books go out of print."

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

E. M. Forster, English Novelist

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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."

Stephen King, American Author

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"I am not a supporter of burning books; but like poison, some books should be kept away from simple minds who can't take in the strong content they provide."

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"I don't want to write formula. I don't want to crank these books out like sausages. Every book is different, which takes a hell of a lot of ingenuity on my part."

Sue Grafton, American Novelist

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"Books can now be on the stands within days from delivery of a formatted manuscript, and often are."

Bruce Jackson, American Public Servant

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"A morning-glory at my window satisfies me more than the metaphysics of books."

Walt Whitman, American Poet

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

Seneca, Roman Philosopher

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"These are books that want to be read out loud. These are books kids share with each other, and I think that's important."

Brian P. Cleary, American Author

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"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."

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

"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."

"I am not a supporter of burning books; but like poison, some books should be kept away from simple minds who can't take in the strong content they provide."

"Every book is worth reading. If it cannot make you wiser it will make you a critic."

"I don't want to write formula. I don't want to crank these books out like sausages. Every book is different, which takes a hell of a lot of ingenuity on my part."

"Books can now be on the stands within days from delivery of a formatted manuscript, and often are."

"A morning-glory at my window satisfies me more than the metaphysics of books."

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

"These are books that want to be read out loud. These are books kids share with each other, and I think that's important."

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"Being a screenwriter is not enough for a full creative life."

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"Life isn't fair. It's just fairer than death, that's all."

"The easiest thing to do on earth is not write."

"You can never trust what you read."

"As far as the filmmaking process is concerned, stars are essentially worthless - and absolutely essential."

"But this is life on earth, you can't have everything."

"There is one crucial rule that must be followed in all creative meetings. Never speak first. At least at the start, your job is to shut up."

"Life is pain, highness. Anyone who tells you differently is selling something."