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Buying books was a way anyone could acquire a work of art for very little.
Sol LeWitt
Work
Art
Books
Way
Could
Very
Anyone
Little
Acquire
Buying
You'll notice that my books offer great variety. Some are for adults, some for children and some for teens. There are mysteries, historical novels, picture books, love stories and stories of crisis and courage.
Sonia Levitin
Love
Great
You
Courage
Mysteries
Picture
Teens
Books
Crisis
Some
Variety
Adult
Picture Books
Historical
Offer
Love Stories
Children
Stories
Notice
Novels
There is such a very large quantity of books clamouring for a buyer's attention that publishers have relied more and more on support such as blurbs as a way of getting an independent recommendation from a familiar name, much in the same way that Amazon.com will send an e-mail recommending Book A to a customer who's already purchased Book B.
Sonny Mehta
Book
Will
Books
Way
Independent
Recommendation
Purchased
More
More And More
Support
Attention
Name
Quantity
Very
Familiar
Same
Send
Getting
Customer
Much
Large
Publishers
Buyer
I think I'm more marketing- and sales-oriented than others, and the notion of selling books continues to interest me.
Sonny Mehta
Me
Think
Others
Books
Marketing
More
Selling
Than
Interest
Notion
Just because we're Knopf doesn't mean we shouldn't sell books as well as any other publisher in the land.
Sonny Mehta
Other
Books
Well
Because
Sell
Any
Just
Just Because
Mean
Land
Publisher
I think there is something in my books that says these are people doing their best under difficult circumstances - sometimes they do wrong things and make mistakes, but who doesn't? And who wants to read about somebody who never does?
Sonya Hartnett
Best
People
Sometimes
Somebody
Mistakes
Difficult
Think
Books
Says
Circumstances
About
Something
Never
Wrong
Wrong Things
Make
Read
Does
Doing
Wants
Who
Things
Difficult Circumstances
I have thought you could not give everything to your books and also to your children, so for a long time, I thought if I had a child or a family, I'd think, 'How would I support them?' because basically I would stop writing.
Sonya Hartnett
Time
Family
You
Writing
Thought
Long
Long Time
Think
Everything
Books
Would
Give
Could
Had
Support
Also
Because
How
Child
Stop
Children
Them
Your
Basically
I have a terrific relationship with Woody and realize it's full of dramatic overtones, but it's really quite simple. It revolves around conversations, film talk, sports talk, books, and art.
Soon-Yi Previn
Art
Relationship
Sports
Simple
Dramatic
Books
Talk
Terrific
Around
Revolves
Quite
Woody
Conversations
Realize
Really
Full
Film
I'm snobby about books that aren't crime fiction: if I start reading a literary novel and there's no mystery emerging in the first few pages, I'm like, 'Gah, this obviously isn't a proper book. Why would I want to carry on reading it?'
Sophie Hannah
Book
Crime
First
Reading
Few
Crime Fiction
Books
Carry
Would
About
Proper
Emerging
Mystery
Like
Obviously
Snobby
Want
Fiction
Literary
Pages
Novel
Why
Start
I want my books to explore motives which make people think, 'Wow! Imagine the psychological state you'd have to be in for that to be your motive!' Whereas things like blackmail, jealousy - they're rational reasons for committing murder.
Sophie Hannah
Jealousy
You
People
Think
State
Books
Wow
Rational
Like
Make
Motive
Motives
Committing
Want
Whereas
Psychological
Which
Explore
Your
Reasons
Things
Imagine
There are very few well-adjusted people in my books. But I do think that's normal. Because everyone does have their issues and hang-ups.
Sophie Hannah
People
Few
Think
Everyone
Books
Well-Adjusted
Because
Does
Issues
Normal
Very
Agatha Christie's writing is incredibly skillful because her books are incredibly intellectually puzzling and challenging.
Sophie Hannah
Writing
Incredibly
Books
Puzzling
Because
Intellectually
Skillful
Challenging
Her
The crimes in my books are committed by people who can't keep it together any more. They do something to express their own pain, and that has a terrible effect on somebody else.
Sophie Hannah
Together
People
Somebody
Own
Pain
Else
Crimes
Books
Something
More
Terrible
Effect
Committed
Any
Who
Express
Keep
My own life has been doubly disconnected, as I've written books under two different names. As an author, your name almost becomes a brand; readers know what to expect.
Sophie Kinsella
Life
Own
Books
Has-Been
My Own
Written
Almost
Name
Names
Know
Readers
Becomes
Disconnected
Been
Brand
Expect
Author
Different
Different Names
Doubly
Your
Two
I've never written a children's book, but when people meet me for the first time and I say I write books, they invariably reply, 'Children's books?' Maybe it's something about my face.
Sophie Kinsella
Time
Me
Book
People
Face
First
Meet
Books
Say
About
Invariably
Something
Write
Never
Written
First Time
Reply
Maybe
Children
I adore all Agatha Christie's books and turn to them whenever I'm ill or need cheering up.
Sophie Kinsella
Books
Adore
Cheering
Up
Whenever
Them
Turn
Ill
Need
Being a journalist is good if you want to write books: it teaches you to get beyond the blank screen. My books have been described as froth, but there's scope to be witty and ironic about everything in life.
Sophie Kinsella
Life
Good
You
Journalist
Everything
Books
About
Blank
Write
Beyond
Witty
Been
Scope
Ironic
Get
Screen
Being
Want
Teaches
When I first became captain of the Indian cricket team in 2000, many well-wishers and journalist friends gifted me the classic Mike Brearley book, 'The Art of Captaincy.' I mean no disrespect to the book or Mr, Brearley, who I admire a great deal, but books or team meetings don't make you good captains.
Sourav Ganguly
Art
Good
Great
Me
You
Book
Great Deal
Journalist
First
Disrespect
Cricket
Meetings
Books
Gifted
Indian
Admire
Classic
Make
Became
Deal
Friends
Mean
Mike
Team
Who
Captain
Many
I love to read. I was in AP English in high school, and we were assigned books every few months. 'Moby Dick' and 'The Great Gatsby' are two of my favorite ones.
Spencer Boldman
Love
Great
School
Few
Every
Books
Months
Favorite
Great Gatsby
High
High School
Read
Were
Moby
Moby Dick
English
Assigned
Two
Kids are so fiercely opinionated, that if they love the Harry Potter books and they go see the movie, they'll be the first to say, 'That was wrong! They didn't get that right!' They're storytellers themselves. They're critics. They're going to have the critical opinion.
Spike Jonze
Love
First
Books
Harry
Say
Harry Potter
Kids
Critical
Critics
See
Be The First
Potter
Wrong
Opinion
Opinionated
Go
Get
Going
Movie
Storytellers
Fiercely
Themselves
Right
I always have my books for company.
Sriti Jha
Books
Always
Company
Many books that tell you how to achieve come from a privileged position. If you can't see yourself in the advice, how can you use it?
Stacey Abrams
You
Yourself
Achieve
Advice
Books
Tell
See
Come
How
Privileged
Use
Many
Position
There's so many films made out of bad books, and I don't have time for those.
Stellan Skarsgard
Time
Made
Films
Books
Those
Out
Bad
Many
Books stay with me and have shaped me and made huge impacts on my life.
Stephan Jenkins
Life
Me
Made
My Life
Books
Stay
Impacts
Shaped
Huge
The flesh, alas, is sad, and I have read all the books.
Stephane Mallarme
Sad
Books
Read
Flesh
Alas
I don't have time to read books. I've read my share of books throughout my life, and I will continue to do so.
Stephen A. Smith
Life
Time
Will
My Life
Books
Throughout
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