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It's possible there are no two books in publishing history more dissimilar than 'Human Traces' and 'Devil May Care.' And that was really the attraction of it. Sebastian Faulks
History Care Devil Dissimilar Books Possible More Attraction Traces Than May Human Really Publishing Two
What would have become of me if no one had wanted to read my books? And don't forget all those who have written of me. Selma Lagerlof
Me Become Books Those Would Had No-One Written Read Forget Wanted Who
But the vast majority of books ever written are not accessible to anyone except the most tenacious researchers at premier academic libraries. Books written after 1923 quickly disappear into a literary black hole. Sergey Brin
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If Google Books is successful, others will follow. Sergey Brin
Will Google Others Books Follow Successful
I think that the economics of book publishing favor hits with long book runs. You make all your money on the last bunch of books, not the first. Seth Godin
You Book Money Long First Economics Think Books Favor Runs Make Bunch Hits Your Publishing Last
I go back to read 'Tarzan' books every now and again or 'John Carter,' and you realize Edgar Rice Burroughs is not a great writer by any means. But he was a great storyteller. You wanted to see what happened next. Shane Black
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It's a risk, but I'm sort of ready to let go of thinking of movies as books that you can watch. The notion of, 'If I put the narrative blocks in the right order, this will solve all of my storytelling problems.' No, it won't, and you end up with little more than books on film. Shane Carruth
You Problems Will Thinking Books Solve Risk More Put Sort Narrative Ready Go Blocks End Up Than Order Little Movies Storytelling Notion Let Go Film Right Watch
I don't read books on how to write screenplays just because I'm stubborn. So it's all sort of made up. Shane Carruth
Made Books Stubborn Write Read Sort Because How Up Just Just Because Screenplays
I'm pretty introverted and I spend a lot of time in books, a lot of time thinking and by myself, because that's what I enjoy to recharge. Shannon Purser
Time Myself Enjoy Thinking Spend Books Introverted Pretty Because Lot
On the advice of my U.K. publishers, I chose a sexless anonymity and published my first five books under the semi-pseudonym, S. J. Bolton. I was happy. I could hide behind a genderless, classless persona and let my creepy, psychological murder-mysteries speak for themselves. Sharon Bolton
Happy Speak Hide First Advice Books Could Anonymity Five Persona Behind Psychological Themselves Chose Published Publishers Creepy
As readers can probably tell from my books, I love the outdoors. Sharon Creech
Love Books Tell Outdoors Readers
Many poets write books. They'll tell you: Well, I've got my next book, but there are two poems I need to write, one about x, one about y. This is a wonder to me. Sharon Olds
Me You Book Books Tell About Poems Poets Write Well Got Wonder Next Many Two Need
Foreigners have a complex set of associations in their minds when they think of America - from Iraq to 9/11, certainly, but also from Coke to jeans. It is entirely possible for people around the world to love American products, American books, American movies, American music, and dislike the policies of the government of America. Shashi Tharoor
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Comic books and The Chronicles of Narnia. My mother used to read those to me and my twin brother growing up. Shawn Ashmore
Me Mother Books Those Brother Read Comic Comic Books Up Used Growing Growing Up Twin
It's very strange for me to do a comic book for my first movie. But I used to collect - and I love - comic books. Shawn Crahan
Love Me Strange Book First Books Collect Comic Comic Book Comic Books Very Movie Used
The record books aren't going to lie. They aren't going to say I sold out. They aren't going to say anything. Sheamus
Lie Sold Books Say Out Record Going Anything
Tove Jansson was the most successful Finnish illustrator and writer of children's books of her day, and she was the most widely read Finn abroad. She began her life as an artist early - she had her first drawing published at fifteen. Sheila Heti
Life Day First Books Drawing Abroad Finnish Writer Had Most She Read Began Artist Children Fifteen Successful Published Her Illustrator Widely Early
I think I prefer writing books because the work of art begins and ends with you - it's easier to know if you're doing it right, as opposed to writing a play and then waiting around for somebody else to complete it. Sheila Heti
Work Art You Waiting Writing Somebody Think Else Complete Books Easier Know Because Around Doing Opposed Begins Ends Prefer Then Play Right
Getting close to books, and spending time by myself, I was obliged to think about things I would never have thought about if I was busy romping around with a brother and sister. Shelby Foote
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If you're creating something that has some sort of cultural currency - if the idea is getting out there - then that will probably yield money in some form, whether it's through selling art or selling books or being asked to give a lecture. Shepard Fairey
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My father was sleepless most of his life. So by the age of five, I was awake with him all night long, watching bad television or we'd lie in the same bed, and I'd read my comic books while he read his latest spy or mystery novel. Sherman Alexie
Life Age Lie Father Long Sleepless Books Latest Television All Night Bad Mystery He Most Him Read Comic Bed Comic Books His Spy Five Same While Awake Novel Watching Night
I think you need humour and a sense of fun, which is what I try to bring to my books to leaven the danger and action. The ones that really transcend the genre always have a great laugh in them, such as 'Fright Night,' 'Lost Boys,' 'American Werewolf in London' - just to name a few. Sherrilyn Kenyon
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While books provided me with some escape from the mental and physical horrors of my early life, they were unreliable. Many times the protagonists suffered terribly and then died at the end. Sherrilyn Kenyon
Life Me Books Physical Some Mental Horrors Unreliable Protagonists Terribly Were Provided End Times Escape Died While Then Many Suffered Early Early Life
Female authors were still using male names when I was young, or they were neatly shoehorned into 'women's books' except for those few that men could always point at when the disparity was pointed out. Sherwood Smith
Women Men Few Young Books Those Out Point Except Could Pointed Names Female Always Still Were Male Authors Disparity Using Neatly
I still tend to read more urban fantasy and romance than science-fiction, but every once in a while, a couple of books will come along and knock my socks off. Shiloh Walker
Will Every Books Once More Tend Knock Along Come Couple Read Still Off Than Romance While Urban Fantasy Socks
For me, I like to be different. I didn't want to imitate another wrestler. I always try to find something from other genres, like movies, books, art, and musicals. That's how I made my style. Shinsuke Nakamura
Art Me Try Made Style Other Imitate Books Musicals Find Be Different Something Wrestler Like Genres Another Always How Different Want Movies
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