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I now rely on a scanner, which reproduces the passages I want to cite, and then I keep my own comments on those books in a separate file so that I will never confuse the two again.
Doris Kearns Goodwin
Will
Own
Confuse
Books
Those
Cite
My Own
Rely
Never
Passages
Comments
Want
Which
Again
Then
Separate
File
Keep
Now
Two
What society doesn't realize is that in the past, ordinary people respected learning. They respected books, and they don't now, or not very much. That whole respect for serious literature and learning has disappeared.
Doris Lessing
Respect
Learning
People
Past
Society
Books
Respected
Disappeared
Very
In The Past
Ordinary
Literature
Ordinary People
Realize
Much
Whole
Serious
Now
You know, looking at it objectively, I've written one or two good books.
Doris Lessing
Good
You
Looking
Books
One Or Two
Objectively
Written
Know
Two
Time passed solely in the pursuit of pleasure leaves no solid enjoyment for the future; but from the hours you spend in reading and studying useful books, you will gather a golden harvest in future years.
Dorothea Dix
Future
Time
You
Will
Reading
Spend
Books
Solely
Pleasure
Solid
Harvest
Pursuit
Studying
Hours
Passed
Leaves
Years
Golden
Useful
Enjoyment
Gather
When I was growing up, I always read horror books, while my sister read romance novels.
Dorothy Allison
Sister
Books
Horror
Read
Always
Up
Romance
While
Novels
Growing
Growing Up
When I was growing up, I always read horror books, while my sister read romance novels. My sister became unmarried and pregnant during high school, and she kept saying, 'This wasn't supposed to happen! Why is this happening to me?' Someone should have given her another book to read.
Dorothy Allison
Saying
Me
Book
School
Sister
Books
Unmarried
High
High School
Someone
Horror
Given
Supposed
She
Read
Another
Became
Always
Up
Romance
Happen
Happening
While
Pregnant
Should
Novels
Growing
Growing Up
Why
Her
Kept
During the writing of all of my books, I've learned that, most of all, people want to know that someone is listening and - this is the tricky part - remembering.
Doug Stanton
People
Writing
Listening
Books
All People
Tricky
Someone
Part
Remembering
Know
Most
Learned
Want
It's a bit of a cliche, but I think girls like to get flowers. I think books are quite romantic, too. If you can find an interesting book, that brings something out in your partner that can be very romantic.
Douglas Booth
You
Book
Girl
Partner
Think
Too
Books
Bit
Out
Find
Something
Like
Cliche
Very
Get
Quite
Romantic
Interesting
Your
Brings
Flowers
I have a lot of books I want to write.
Douglas Brinkley
Books
Write
Lot
Want
Critics and academics often employ theories and philosophers in order to help them understand and dissect movies and books.
Douglas Lain
Philosophers
Books
Critics
Employ
Academics
Understand
Often
Order
Movies
Them
Theories
Help
Dissect
I always loved comic books when I was growing up, and Spider-Man was definitely a character I gravitated towards because I loved the story of an average teenager having super powers.
Drake Bell
Character
Teenager
Books
Definitely
Spider-Man
Super
Having
Towards
Powers
Because
Always
Comic
Comic Books
Up
Loved
Story
Average
Growing
Growing Up
I've always been a homemaker, like, I like creating spaces. Even if I stay in a hotel, I'll unpack, I'll put my books out, I'll put my camera out, I'll throw a sweater over the lamp to get better light. I am a homemaker.
Drew Barrymore
Better
Light
Lamp
Books
Out
Stay
Throw
Put
Hotel
Over
Like
Always
Am
Camera
Been
Get
Spaces
Sweater
Creating
Even
Homemaker
I learned how to believe in myself. Learned how to set goals, you know, self help books man. I just read every single one I can get a hold of, and I still do.
Drew Carey
Myself
You
Man
Goals
Single
Believe
Every
Books
Self
Know
Read
Learned
Self-Help
How
Still
Get
Just
Hold
Help
Set
I always seem to be reading several books at once.
Drew Gilpin Faust
Reading
Books
Once
Several
Seem
Always
I've always done more than I ever thought I would. Becoming a professor - I never would have imagined that. Writing books - I never would have imagined that. Getting a Ph.D. - I'm not sure I would even have imagined that. I've lived my life a step at a time. Things sort of happened.
Drew Gilpin Faust
Life
Time
Writing
Thought
My Life
Books
Would
More
Never
Step
Sort
Sure
Always
Becoming
Than
Done
Getting
Happened
Even
Lived
Ever
Professor
Things
Imagined
Read books and keep informed. The conversation can get old if you don't have some good new topics to bring to the table.
Duff McKagan
Good
You
Conversation
Old
Books
Topics
Table
Some
New
Read
Get
Informed
Keep
Bring
I played lots of games, and I was a fan of gaming, so I was always looking for new games. I was also a science fiction and fantasy fan, growing up, in games and books and movies.
Duncan Jones
Science
Looking
Books
New
Also
Science Fiction
Always
Lots
Up
Fiction
Fan
Movies
Fantasy
Games
Gaming
Growing
Growing Up
Played
One thing that's coming up a lot is: are you as grumpy as you appear from this Black Books thing.
Dylan Moran
You
Black
Books
One Thing
Coming
Lot
Up
Appear
Thing
Grumpy
Black Books adheres to a more old fashioned, traditional sitcom format, which I think works, because in its own way, it's quite theatrical.
Dylan Moran
Old
Black
Own
Think
Books
Way
More
Because
Traditional
Sitcom
Quite
Format
Which
Theatrical
Old-Fashioned
Works
Books are acts of composition: you compose them. You make music: the music is called fiction.
E. L. Doctorow
Music
You
Books
Compose
Composition
Make
Fiction
Them
Acts
It seems to me that in literature, books have always been answers to other books.
E. L. Doctorow
Me
Other
Books
Seems
Always
Answers
Been
Literature
At night, when the curtains are drawn and the fire flickers, my books attain a collective dignity.
E. M. Forster
Dignity
Collective
Fire
Books
Drawn
Attain
Curtains
Night
Everyone who likes my books is like me in some way.
Ed Emberley
Me
Everyone
Books
Way
Some
Like
Likes
Who
I love reading; I really enjoy it. I read books quite fast, which kind of annoys me, but I like it at the same time because I can read a book in a day.
Ed Oxenbould
Love
Time
Day
Me
Book
Reading
Enjoy
Books
Kind
Like
Annoys
Read
Because
Same
Quite
Same Time
Which
Really
Fast
I have a TV show, a radio show. I've authored two books. I own a construction company, own a commercial fishing lodge, and am a pilot.
Ed Schultz
Construction
Pilot
Own
Books
TV
Lodge
TV Show
Am
Fishing
Commercial
Show
Radio
Company
Two
I am a member of the London Library, and on almost every single job I do, there is some benefit to be had in going there and pulling two or three books off the shelves.
Ed Stoppard
Library
Job
Three
Single
Every
Benefit
Books
Member
London
Some
Had
Almost
Am
Shelves
Off
Going
Two
Pulling
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