Ethan Canin Quotes
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The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.
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How can you not love a man banging on the drums? He knows how to keep a rhythm.
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You will always see big, chunky bags around me. I have always been fond of bags. Bags are extremely essential because I keep my books in them.
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No one today knows what is indecent.
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I was always more interested in my books and my writing than going out. It's OK to say I'm a nerd. That's me.
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My books are character-driven. They're not driven by the story.
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May books spread the world over!
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I wrote all four of my books at Starbucks.
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I have great admiration for the fact – checking team. Considering it takes me years to gather all the facts in my books, it's a daunting task for the fact – checkers to review all of that material in a matter of weeks.
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There's detailed information on how to assemble a nuclear weapon from parts. There's books about how to build a nuclear bomb.
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It meant something to see people who looked like me in comic books. It was this beautiful place that I felt pop culture should look like.
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I collect books - a lot of books.
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America is full of readers of all different sorts who love books in many different ways, and I keep meeting them. And I think editors should look after them, and make less effort to please people who don't actually like books.
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In old days books were written by men of letters and read by the public. Nowadays books are written by the public and read by nobody.
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There's something really incredible about watching what someone else does with a role that we know: the Hamlets or the Henry Vs or the Othellos or the Cleopatras that we've seen on stage.
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I tried to make sense of the Four Books, until love arrived, and it all became a single syllable.
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I write books that way - I put a first line down and say, "Where does this go?"
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You know, there's a right and wrong way to do everything.
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All I can think is that the owners of Chick-Fil-A have decided they have had enough, that they're just going to focus on selling chicken sandwiches to as many people as they can, and they figure that keeping their views about marriage to themselves is better than having a bunch of angry activists on your doorstep.
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Is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death!
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Where you are is of no moment, but only what you are doing there. It is not the place that ennobles you, but you the place, and this only by doing that which is great and noble.
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This is your moment! Seize the opportunity to be great!
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Hopefully, I want to play a little better than I did today.
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No one knows why books do well.
