Book Quotes
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It is impossible to publish your book, and it will not be published in the next 200 years.
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I'm not expecting the American literary community to welcome me with open arms. To them I'm just some schmuck kid who wrote some book.
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I hate to badmouth any book or writer, because I know how it feels to be on the other end of that.
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Every book that is banned is a badge of honor.
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I learned early on that 'Billy on the Street' is a great lesson in 'Don't judge a book by its cover.'
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I'm pretty much an open book.
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Growing up, my two favorite books were Woody Allen's 'Side Effects' and Phyllis Diller's 'Housekeeping Hints.' I carried that Phyllis Diller book with me everywhere when I was in fifth or sixth grade. Eventually, it just fell apart.
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I have known men to hazard their fortunes, go long journeys halfway about the world, forget friendships, even lie, cheat, and steal, all for the gain of a book.
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My daughter wrote a book called 'Kelly Tough' when she was 19 years old. It's a must-read.
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That wasn't a bad price for a first book. My agent upped it as much as possible. I was 27 and had nothing behind me. I was working like a fool to earn a living and pay for my apartment.
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While some of the big publishers might give out 200,000 advances, if your book does not hit some of the lists in the second week, they stop paying attention to you.
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I do have a television over there - it was a gift - but I never turn it on. I'd rather read a book.
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Life is like a book: one has to know when to turn the page.
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I did a co-authored book not so long ago that was an American historical romance set at the turn of the century. I'm fascinated by that period in time and would love to do more.
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I don't write for an audience, I don't think whether my book will sell, I don't sell it before I finish writing it.
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People say it's cathartic to write a book, but it turned out to be quite painful!
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We all hope that TV will bring something added to the book - not just an audience - it will bring an interpretation and skills that you may not have as a writer.
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When I began work on my first book, 'The River of Doubt,' which tells the story of Theodore Roosevelt's 1914 descent of an unmapped river in the Amazon rainforest, I thought of it as a tale of adventure, exploration and extraordinary courage.
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I love Toni Morrison and Jeanette Winterson. 'The Passion' is my favourite book.
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I didn't start working on children's books until I got a job at a book warehouse on the children's floor. When I started reading some of the books, I was so impressed.
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I used to walk to school with my nose buried in a book.
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My dream was, and always had been, to write a book. To be a writer.
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My rule of writing is that no one can do what you can do, so jealousy or competitiveness are pointless. I am always happy when one of my sisters has a book published that I get to read.
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I've never written a book before.
