Book Quotes - Page 21

• When I first thought of being a writer I had visions of stacks of books in stores with my name on them, that sort of thing. But I never imagined this would be the reaction.

  Augusten Burroughs

  Names, Vision, Would Be

  Source: blogcritics.org

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• I am drawn to writing books about magic and the supernatural because those are the types of books I like to read. I've written many short stories with realistic settings, and I certainly wouldn't rule out realistic novels in the future!

  Cassandra Clare

  Writing, Magic, Stories

  TheFandom.net Interview, www.thefandom.net.

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• I can't begin to predict how news will be delivered to readers in, say, 100 years. But I do know one thing that hasn't changed: Whatever the delivery system, whether it's a magazine, book or blog, people like vivid writing, strong stories and credible people. So while the venue is changing rapidly, human nature isn't, which I find soothing.

  Anna Quindlen

  Strong, Writing, Years

  Source: www.writersdigest.com

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• Writing for UrbanMoms has awarded me a multitude of amazing opportunities. I have traveled to new places; alone and with my family. I have discovered new products, new books, new trends and new restaurants, and been able to share them with my readers. I've met other wonderful writers and many incredible celebrities.

  Anna Quindlen

  Writing, Opportunity, Amazing Opportunities

  Source: urbanmoms.ca

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• It's also a lot easier to convince people to read an entertaining story than any other type of book!

  Andy Andrews

  People, Stories, Easier

  "The Noticer Returns Interview". Interview, www.andyandrews.com. October 3, 2013.

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• I understand that what I am to do is to be a bridge between the people who would never set foot in a church in their entire lives and people who would like to get them there. So I write books that Christians can give to their non-Christian friends that they will actually read.

  Andy Andrews

  Christian, Writing, Bridges

  "Andy Andrews Interview: Modern Day Will Rogers Details His Latest Novel, 'The Noticer'". Interview with Melissa Parker, smashinginterviews.com. June 11, 2009.

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• I knew about the music. I got that part but I wanted to know the business, I wanted to know about royalties, how people got paid, producers and stuff like that so I read all those books like twice.

  Juicy J

  People, Stuff, Royalty

  Source: www.deathandtaxesmag.com

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• I just keep my ear to the street. I haven't read any music books recently, because I figure I read everything I need to know back when I was 12, 13 years old. I know pretty much everything about record publishing, radio stations. The only thing that's changed is you gotta keep up with social media. It's free promotion.

  Juicy J

  Media, Years, Needs

  Source: www.timeout.com

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• The iPod is clearly a tipping point (and I'm not quite sure it is a wholly positive development), because it is a revolution in the way that we consume creative property, which I would call art. It has radically changed the relationship between the artist and the audience, how money changes hands, and how much money changes hands. Music was the first, and books are coming next. The Kindle or some form of electronic book is clearly inevitable, and it will massively reshape how books are sold, who pays for them, and how they're consumed. It is going to be really fascinating.

  Malcolm Gladwell

  Art, Hands, Ipods

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• My highest compliment is when someone comes up to me to say, "My 14-year-old daughter, or my 12-year-old son read your book and loved it." I cannot conceive of a greater compliment than that - to write something that as an adult I find satisfying, but also that manages to reach a curious 13- or 14-year-old.

  Malcolm Gladwell

  Daughter, Writing, Son

  Goodreads interview, www.goodreads.com. December, 2008.

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• My books are always about someone obtaining a power to replace the previous sort of power that they held.

  Chuck Palahniuk

  Obtaining

  Source: www.nightmare-magazine.com

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• If you are having trouble making a chord, get a book, that is how I learned. There are guitar tuning apps so you can tune your guitar, and just learn how to play along with your records. And it's great to be able to play along with another musician. That is like trial by fire.

  Joan Jett

  Play, Fire, Guitar

  Reddit AMA, www.reddit.com. October 7, 2013.

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• If you read the book, you're not a journalist. You're some impostor! No journalist actually does any work.

  Tucker Max

  Doe, Journalist, Ifs

  Source: www.complex.com

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• If i write a book it will probably be a book about how not to use the internet or a book of poetry.

  Misha Collins

  Writing, Use, Internet

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• I had been self-publishing for a number of years at that stage and selling my books at markets around Melbourne - little pocket books. I'd make them for 10 cents and sell them for a dollar. But I knew there was an audience who loved silly stuff so I just kept plugging away.

  Andy Griffiths

  Silly, Self, Years

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• I have a couple of thousand books in my personal library. Choosing a favorite is next to impossible. But I do love the written word.

  Tim Gunn

  Couple, Library, Next

  Reddit AMA, www.reddit.com. February 11, 2014.

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• I'm not really into comfort books. There are too many of those as it is. Just sort of narcotic books, like my grandmother used to read. They have value like Paxil has value, but there's plenty of them in the world already. There's a shortage of confronting, stimulating, exciting books.

  Chuck Palahniuk

  Grandmother, Comfort, World

  Source: www.avclub.com

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• For Christians, the first of books is the Gospel and the Rosary is actually the abridgement of the Gospel.

  Jean-Baptiste Henri Lacordaire

  Christian, Rosary, Firsts

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• I realized that my book readings were boring me. I was going to go up there and read a passage and sleepwalk through the whole event and I needed to make it more interesting. I wanted to be running and jumping and do something so that the event would be so exciting. I had to trick myself into having fun every time.

  Chuck Palahniuk

  Running, Fun, Reading

  Source: content.time.com

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• My dad is a retired Shakespeare professor, my mother a retired classicist. Suffice to say I grew up in a house full of books, where reading was encouraged if not required.

  Sarah Dessen

  Mother, Dad, Reading

  "Author Interview: Sarah Dessen on Just Listen". Interview with Cynthia Leitich Smith, cynthialeitichsmith.blogspot.com. December 12, 2006.

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• I don't talk about my books while I'm writing them: not even my husband knows what a novel's about until it's done.

  Sarah Dessen

  Husband, Writing, Done

  "Author Interview: Sarah Dessen on Just Listen". Interview with Cynthia Leitich Smith, cynthialeitichsmith.blogspot.com. December 12, 2006.

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• I think as a writer one of the benefits is that you can put things that you're interested in into your books. I always have put a lot of food and restaurants because I was a waitress and I love to eat.

  Sarah Dessen

  Thinking, Benefits, Waitress

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• My agent is so totally honest, which is just what every writer needs. She won't let me sell a crappy book, even if I want to.

  Sarah Dessen

  Want, Needs, Agents

  Interview with Claire Zulkey, www.wbez.org. January 13, 2012.

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• I try to write every day until the book is done, but the exact process depends on the story and its structure. Sometimes, if the story is more linear, I write it from beginning to end.

  Nicholas Sparks

  Writing, Trying, Stories

  Source: www.ftd.com

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• Science is wonderful, science is important, and so are children, so are young people, and so what could be better than to write a science book for young people?

  Richard Dawkins

  Children, Writing, People

  "The Geek's Guide to the Galaxy" with John Joseph Adams and David Barr Kirtley, www.lightspeedmagazine.com. December 2011.

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