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Books Quotes
"Without books I would not have become a vivacious reader, and if you are not a reader you are not a writer."
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"Lists of books we reread and books we can't finish tell more about us than about the relative worth of the books themselves."
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"I'm no different from anybody else. If I don't have a card, I can't check out these books."
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"It was really written as most, I think, books are by writers - for themselves. There was something that just had to be written, in a way that it had to be written. If you know what I mean."
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"The best books of our times have included the three mature volumes of Philip Larkin. They're very short books of poems, and very carefully arranged."
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"They want a lip print for their autograph books. I'm a sport; I go along."
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"I don't often reread my own books, unless I am going into another in the series and need to refresh my mood when originating the concept."
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"Though my books are written from a historical perspective, I have goon so far back that I am in the realm of prehistorical speculation rather than simple historical fact to weave my stories around."
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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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"When I was starting out, I did not do short fiction well, because I kept wanting to write books."
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"In my subconscious, my books were part of a single emotional journey."
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"I was lucky enough to be given books that weren't top sellers; books that were kind of under the radar."
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"If I had to put a name to it, I would wish that all my books were entertainments. I think the first thing you've got to do is grab the reader by the ear, and make him sit down and listen. Make him laugh, make him feel. We all want to be entertained at a very high level."
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"There's something about each of my books that I'm really proud of, and there's something about each of my books that I cringe over."
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"Although most products will soon be too costly to purchase, there will be a thriving market in the sale of books on how to fix them."
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"Oh, I think every author is inspired by all of the books that she reads."
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"I'm a collecting maniac and I buy a lot of books and records. I have over thousand cds."
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"I write sets of books, but I've also written a lot of orphans."
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"Why do I do this every Sunday? Even the book reviews seem to be the same as last week's. Different books same reviews."
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"Painters of paintings, writers of books, never could tell the half."
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"As a strong supporter of our 2nd Amendment rights, I believe tougher enforcement of our nation's existing gun laws must be done before any more laws are enacted and put on the books."
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"Books are not made for furniture, but there is nothing else that so beautifully furnishes a house."
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"I find myself gravitating towards drama. It interests me. In the books I read, the paintings I like, it's always the darker stuff."
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"Books are standing counselors and preachers, always at hand, and always disinterested; having this advantage over oral instructors, that they are ready to repeat their lesson as often as we please."
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"A novelist who writes nothing for 10 years finds his reputation rising. Because I keep on producing books they say there must be something wrong with this fellow."
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"About 75 percent of the crude oil marketed here is sold off the books, and they are doing trades that would be illegal if it was a regulated market, and of course they do not want to regulate it."
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"In quoting of books, quote such authors as are usually read; others you may read for your own satisfaction, but not name them."
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"I really like books that you can kind of hear as much as think about, that are so graphic and visual."
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"While Fledging is a different type of book, The Parable series serve as cautionary tales. I wrote the Parable books because of the direction of the country. You can call it save the world fiction, but it clearly doesn't save anything."
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"You've really got to start hitting the books because it's no joke out here."
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