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I got a book deal without even turning in one shred of a writing sample. Janice Dickinson
Book Writing Without Deal Got Sample Turning Even Shred
I've always been an avid reader. If I don't have a book in the car, I'll stop and pick one up just to have something to read. I don't even remember learning to read. Janis Ian
Learning Book Remember Car Something Pick Read Reader Always Been Up Just Stop Avid Even
I decided that now is the time to start doing the things that really interest me and I find important. It was in the 10 years of the MacArthur grant that I began working on my first book... and I began putting more work into environmental history. Jared Diamond
Work Environmental Time Me History Book First Important Find More Putting Doing Years Began Decided Interest Really Working Grant Now Things Start
There's a book that I read, really a great book - it's called 'Lone Survivor' and I think they're trying to make it into a movie. I would love to play Marcus Luttrell, who was the author and the 'lone survivor.' He's a national hero; he's very courageous and heroic in insurmountable danger, so it's something I'd love to explore. Jared Padalecki
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An author is somebody who writes a story. It doesn't matter if you're a kid or if you're a grown-up, it doesn't matter if the book gets published and lots of people get to read it, or if you make just one copy and you share that book with one friend. Jarrett J. Krosoczka
You Book People Matter Somebody Kid One Friend Writes Share Make Read Lots Friend Author Get Gets Just Just One Story Who Grown-Up Published Copy
What is true for book publishing is true for civilization: the books that survive the test of time are humanity's backlist, our collective memory. Jason Epstein
Time Memory Humanity Book Collective Our Books Civilization True Test Survive Publishing
I have on my bookshelf a book called 'Movie Monsters' by Alan Ormsby, a kids' book I got when I was in kindergarten. It started there. Jason Henderson
Book Monsters Bookshelf Kids Kindergarten Got Movie Alan Started
We were at a kibbutz, and we were at a Shabbat service, and I opened up the prayer book, and on the first page, it said that the prayer book was in thanks to the sponsorship of this family in a temple in Kansas City. For me, it was a moment when I really kind of connected in a real serious way with my personal identity as a Jew. Jason Kander
Service Family Me Prayer Book First Thanks Way Kind City Temple Opened Sponsorship Identity Said Real Were Up Personal Personal Identity Really Kansas Kansas City Page Moment Connected Serious Jew
'Clueless' is an adaptation of 'Emma' by Jane Austen. It works either way: if you know the book and if you don't. Jason Moore
You Book Way Know Austen Either Jane Jane Austen Clueless Works Adaptation
The people who know me do not ask me about the next book or how it's going. They ask, 'Jason, are you sleeping?' because they know my brain will not shut down. Jason Reynolds
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If a kid is reading a book about someone who looks like them but doesn't talk like them, we stunt their growth by dissing them. Jason Reynolds
Book Reading Dissing Kid About Someone Like Talk Stunt Looks Them Who Growth
I never wanted to write 'Mamma Mia!' or 'The Book of Mormon' - they're not my thing, I don't care about them. What I do is very different. Jason Robert Brown
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Every book should have a romance. Jasper Fforde
Book Every Romance Should
I'm not of the opinion that the next logical step for a book is for it to be made into a film. Jasper Fforde
Book Logical Made Step Opinion Next Film
Usually, when somebody really hates your book, they're not going to waste time on it, telling you what you need to work on. Jay Asher
Work Time You Book Somebody Waste Time Telling Hates Going Really Your Waste Need
It's funny: when I go to a school and speak, and when they hear the back story about me, they want to go read the book. Jay Asher
Funny Me Book Speak School Back About Read Go Hear Want Story
The main character in the book is usually someone you're identifying with because the story is being told through this person's mind. Jay Asher
Character You Book Mind Someone Through Main Main Character Identifying Because Person Being Story
There's this stress that is relieved when you realize somebody understands, and that's only going to happen if you feel the person who's writing the book or the people in the TV show aren't holding back. Jay Asher
You Book People Writing Stress Somebody Holding Back TV Relieved TV Show Only Feel Understands Person Going Happen Realize Show
When me and my author friends who write about other difficult subject matter... when you hear from teens daily saying, 'Your book helped me or made me understand a friend better, what somebody else is going through,' you see the positive things. Jay Asher
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I had written a book that dealt with really serious issues. Was anybody going to want to read a Christmas love story from me? Jay Asher
Love Christmas Me Book Love Story Had Written Read Dealt Issues Going Anybody Want Story Really Serious Serious Issues
Fiction is an easy way to talk about issues: I think it feels less preachy. You can have the students discuss characters in the book as opposed to hypothetical situations, or as opposed to opening up about themselves, unless they really want to. Jay Asher
You Book Think Unless Way Characters Easy Easy Way About Students Hypothetical Feels Opening Talk Opposed Issues Up Discuss Situations Want Fiction Themselves Really Less
As an author, I love to know my book sells really well. Jay Asher
Love Book Know Well Sells Author Really
We set up a beta site, a test site, with movie, music and book reviews. If you're reading them and you want to buy a book or a ticket for a movie that's reviewed on the site, you can do that without leaving our site. Jay Chiat
Buy Music You Book Reading Our Beta Ticket Without Test Leaving Reviewed Reviews Up Site Want Movie Them Set
There's a fairy story called the 'The Shoemaker and the Elves' where this old cobbler keeps leaving leather out overnight and wakes up the next day, and there's a new pair of shoes. Co-authoring is a little like that. You send off the manuscript to your partner, and a few days later, you check your email, and hey, there's more book in here! Jay Kristoff
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According to New York publishers, Bill Clinton will get more money for his book than Hillary Clinton got for hers. Well, duh. At least his book has some sex in it. Jay Leno
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I was going to buy a book on hair loss, but the pages kept falling out. Jay London
Buy Book Hair Out Falling Loss Going Pages Kept
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