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We couldn't predict what would happen with 'Roots.' You knew there were powerful moments that were going to affect people. We were making the film while the book was being completed. We were fortunate because the hardcover book was out and on the best-seller list. The heat was still on. David L. Wolper

You Book People Predict Completed Out Would Best-Seller Knew Powerful Because Making Still Were Affect Heat List Going Being Happen While Roots Fortunate Moments Film Hardcover

There is no money in the world that would compensate me for writing a lousy book. David Lagercrantz

Me Book Writing World Money Would Lousy Compensate

My main piece of advice would be don't worry about being published - just write a really good book, but also don't be afraid to write a bad book. Give yourself permission to fail, and don't be afraid. David Levithan

The beginning of Book Three is the last one that I drew, where V's conducting the 1812 overture. David Lloyd

Book Three Beginning Drew Conducting Where Last

I went back to the notion of story, which is always a good thing to have if you're trying to get people to pay attention to a book and pick up information along the way. David Macaulay

I look for two things when I am about to launch into a book. First, there has to be a dramatic arc to the story itself that will carry me, and the reader, from beginning to end. Second, the story has to weave through larger themes that can illuminate the world of the subject. David Maraniss

Me Book World Will First Beginning Dramatic Launch Carry Arc Weave About Through Look Reader Am Subject End Itself Story Themes Illuminate Larger Things Second Two

My shorthand answer is that I try to write the kind of book that I would like to read. If I can make it clear and interesting and compelling to me, then I hope maybe it will be for the reader. David McCullough

Hope Me Book Try Will Kind Would Write Clear Like Make Read Reader Answer Maybe Interesting Shorthand Then Compelling

Every book is a new journey. I never felt I was an expert on a subject as I embarked on a project. David McCullough

Journey Book Every Project Embarked Never New Felt Subject Expert

I often lose myself in the Sudoku-like challenges of making a book work. David Mitchell

Work Myself Challenges Book Lose Making Often

When you're reading a book, you're always looking for the natural place to stop. With a movie, you can't really have that sense of it coming momentarily to a halt; there's pressure to keep the momentum up. David Nicholls

You Natural Book Pressure Looking Reading Sense Always Halt Coming Up Stop Movie Place Really Momentarily Momentum Keep

I'm not a great reader, believe it or not. It's not the vocabulary - my father made me read the dictionary when I was little - but my attention span is poor. Takes me months to read one book. David Robinson

Great Me Attention Span Book Father Made Believe Months One Book Vocabulary Takes Attention Read Reader Dictionary Span Little Poor

I love getting attention, just like a child loves it, and it's never worn off. So when people say, oh the book signings go on, why would I shoo away someone who's giving me attention? What part of standing in line for 10 hours to say how much they love you is bad to you? David Sedaris

Love Me You Book People Giving Book Signings Worn Say Bad Would People Say Someone Never Part Attention Like Hours How How Much Go Line Off Child Getting Oh Just Love You Loves Much Standing Why Away

Gerald Jonas's book about stuttering is called 'The Disorder of Many Theories.' Back theory seems to suffer from the same 'Rashomon' effect: as with almost every human problem, there is no dearth of answers and no answer. David Shields

Book Problem Every Back About Seems Almost Stuttering Answer Answers Dearth Effect Same Human Disorder Theories Theory Many Suffer

A major focus of 'Reality Hunger' is appropriation and plagiarism and what these terms mean. I can hardly treat the topic deeply without engaging in it. That would be like writing a book about lying and not being permitted to lie in it. David Shields

Reality Book Lie Writing Treat Focus Lying Appropriation Topic Hunger Would Would-Be About Major Like Terms Without Permitted Being Plagiarism Mean Engaging Deeply Hardly

A book makes claims of literary art. David Shields

Art Book Claims Makes Literary

When it's between the covers of a book, content is perceived to have literary substance - or more so that it might otherwise. David Shields

Book Otherwise Perceived More Between Content Covers Substance Literary Might

To be honest, there are parts of 'How Literature Saved My Life' that began as interviews. Someone was telling me that they think the book sounds very phonic: that it sounds like me speaking. And I don't think it's a coincidence that there are six to ten passages that I cadged from various interviews that I did post-'Reality Hunger'. David Shields

Life Me Book My Life To Be Honest Think Saved Interviews Hunger Telling Someone Ten Various Like Parts How Passages Sounds Began Very Did Six Literature Speaking Honest Coincidence

When we started Appaloosa, we were going to name it Pegasus because everyone was using Greek names. We filed the name. We paid $300, and they said you cannot use it because it is taken. Pegasus Funds. Then we said Pegasus is kind of a horse. We did not want to be the Unicorn Fund. So we pulled out a horse book. David Tepper

You Book Everyone Out Kind Horse Taken Name Names Because Said Were Greek Did Going Want Cannot Then Paid Use Using Fund Started Funds Pulled

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