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I had neither expert aid nor advice. I studied no courses in writing; until a year or so ago, I never read a book by anybody advising writers how to write Picture Quote #1

Someone told me that each equation I included in my book would halve the sales. I did put in one equation, Einstein's famous equation, E = MC squared. I hope that this will not scare off half of my potential readers Picture Quote #1

One writer, for instance, excels at a plan or a title page, another works away at the body of the book, and a third is a dab at an index Picture Quote #1

One writer excels at a plan or a title - page; another works away at the body of the book; and a third is a dab hand at an index Picture Quote #1

In my garden I spend my days, in my library I spend my nights. My interests are divided between my geraniums and my books. With the flower I am in the present; with the book I am in the past Picture Quote #1

We are, I am, you are by cowardice or courage the one who find our way back to this scene carrying a knife, a camera a book of myths in which our names do not appear Picture Quote #1

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I can't read fiction without visualizing every scene. The result is it becomes a series of pictures rather than a book Picture Quote #1

Our conscience, which is a great ledger book, wherein are written all our offenses... Grinds our souls with the remembrance of some precedent sins, makes us reflect upon, accuse and condemn ourselves Picture Quote #1

Senseless. So my plea is this: for the book to remain the portal for our sexual odysseys, not the website Picture Quote #1

You know you're getting old when all the names in your black book have M. D. After them Picture Quote #1

It is only in the country that we can get to know a person or a book Picture Quote #1

I reached for the prescription. In a vigorous scrawl, he had inked: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes. Take ten pages, twice a day, till end of course Picture Quote #1

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Being rich is not about how much money you have or how many homes you own; it's the freedom to buy any book you want without looking at the price and wondering if you can afford it Picture Quote #1

Wealth is walking into any bookshop and buying any book you want without looking at the price tag Picture Quote #1

In his book Modern Times, the historian Paul Johnson referred to Hitler, stalin, and Mussolini as the three devils of the twentieth century. Interestingly, nietzshean dogma influenced each of them Picture Quote #1

For the only true sequel is the one that flickers briefly into being in your mind, O my friend by the fireside, in the moments after you read the last paragraph and lay the book down Picture Quote #1

I turned the page in Slaughterhouse Five, a forbidden book at Belmont because we were too young to read about soldiers swearing and bombs dropping and bodies blowing up and war sucking Picture Quote #1

Was ever book containing such vile matter so fairly bound? O, that deceit should dwell in such a gorgeous palace! Picture Quote #1

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What's funny about that is when I was writing Twilight just for myself and not thinking of it as a book, I was not thinking about publishing, and yet at the same time I was casting it in my head. Because when I read books, I see them very visually Picture Quote #1

The painful warrior famoused for fight, after a thousand victories once foiled, is from the book of honor rased quite, and all the rest forgot for which he toiled Picture Quote #1

In true education, anything that comes to our hand is as good as a book: the prank of a page boy, the blunder of a servant, a bit of table talk - they are all part of the curriculum Picture Quote #1

Life isn't like a book. Life isn't logical or sensible or orderly. Life is a mess most of the time. And theology must be lived in the midst of that mess Picture Quote #1

McSweeney's as a publishing company is built on a business model that only works when we sell physical books. So we try to put a lot of effort into the design and production of the book as object Picture Quote #1

In a Glasser Quality School there is no such thing as a closed book test. Students are told to get out their notes and open their books. There is no such thing as being forbidden to ask the teacher or another student for help Picture Quote #1

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I am writing a book about the Crusades so dull that I can scarcely write it Picture Quote #1

It was very emotional, actually. In the front of the book I wrote something Anton Chekhov wrote to the woman he ended up spending the rest of his life with: Hello, the last page of my life. Which I thought was very appropriate Picture Quote #1

Historic figures have homes to visit for posterity; the Lord of history left no home. Luminaries leave libraries and write their memoirs; he left one book, penned by ordinary people. Deliverers speak of winning through might and conquest; he spoke of a place in the heart Picture Quote #1

A blessed companion is a book, a book that fitly chosen is a life long friend Picture Quote #1

I thought, if ever there were a time to write a book about hope, it's now Picture Quote #1

Writing a book of poetry is like dropping a rose petal down the Grand Canyon and waiting for the echo Picture Quote #1

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I had neither expert aid nor advice. I studied no courses in writing; until a year or so ago, I never read a book by anybody advising writers how to write (Book Quotes) Someone told me that each equation I included in my book would halve the sales. I did put in one equation, Einstein's famous equation, E = MC squared. I hope that this will not scare off half of my potential readers (Book Quotes) One writer, for instance, excels at a plan or a title page, another works away at the body of the book, and a third is a dab at an index (Book Quotes) One writer excels at a plan or a title - page; another works away at the body of the book; and a third is a dab hand at an index (Book Quotes) In my garden I spend my days, in my library I spend my nights. My interests are divided between my geraniums and my books. With the flower I am in the present; with the book I am in the past (Book Quotes) We are, I am, you are by cowardice or courage the one who find our way back to this scene carrying a knife, a camera a book of myths in which our names do not appear (Book Quotes) I can't read fiction without visualizing every scene. The result is it becomes a series of pictures rather than a book (Book Quotes) Our conscience, which is a great ledger book, wherein are written all our offenses... Grinds our souls with the remembrance of some precedent sins, makes us reflect upon, accuse and condemn ourselves (Book Quotes) Senseless. So my plea is this: for the book to remain the portal for our sexual odysseys, not the website (Book Quotes) You know you're getting old when all the names in your black book have M. D. After them (Book Quotes) It is only in the country that we can get to know a person or a book (Book Quotes) I reached for the prescription. In a vigorous scrawl, he had inked: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes. Take ten pages, twice a day, till end of course (Book Quotes) Being rich is not about how much money you have or how many homes you own; it's the freedom to buy any book you want without looking at the price and wondering if you can afford it (Book Quotes) Wealth is walking into any bookshop and buying any book you want without looking at the price tag (Book Quotes) In his book Modern Times, the historian Paul Johnson referred to Hitler, stalin, and Mussolini as the three devils of the twentieth century. Interestingly, nietzshean dogma influenced each of them (Book Quotes) For the only true sequel is the one that flickers briefly into being in your mind, O my friend by the fireside, in the moments after you read the last paragraph and lay the book down (Book Quotes) I turned the page in Slaughterhouse Five, a forbidden book at Belmont because we were too young to read about soldiers swearing and bombs dropping and bodies blowing up and war sucking (Book Quotes) Was ever book containing such vile matter so fairly bound? O, that deceit should dwell in such a gorgeous palace! (Book Quotes) What's funny about that is when I was writing Twilight just for myself and not thinking of it as a book, I was not thinking about publishing, and yet at the same time I was casting it in my head. Because when I read books, I see them very visually (Book Quotes) The painful warrior famoused for fight, after a thousand victories once foiled, is from the book of honor rased quite, and all the rest forgot for which he toiled (Book Quotes) In true education, anything that comes to our hand is as good as a book: the prank of a page boy, the blunder of a servant, a bit of table talk - they are all part of the curriculum (Book Quotes) Life isn't like a book. Life isn't logical or sensible or orderly. Life is a mess most of the time. And theology must be lived in the midst of that mess (Book Quotes) McSweeney's as a publishing company is built on a business model that only works when we sell physical books. So we try to put a lot of effort into the design and production of the book as object (Book Quotes) In a Glasser Quality School there is no such thing as a closed book test. Students are told to get out their notes and open their books. There is no such thing as being forbidden to ask the teacher or another student for help (Book Quotes) I am writing a book about the Crusades so dull that I can scarcely write it (Book Quotes) It was very emotional, actually. In the front of the book I wrote something Anton Chekhov wrote to the woman he ended up spending the rest of his life with: Hello, the last page of my life. Which I thought was very appropriate (Book Quotes) Historic figures have homes to visit for posterity; the Lord of history left no home. Luminaries leave libraries and write their memoirs; he left one book, penned by ordinary people. Deliverers speak of winning through might and conquest; he spoke of a place in the heart (Book Quotes) A blessed companion is a book, a book that fitly chosen is a life long friend (Book Quotes) I thought, if ever there were a time to write a book about hope, it's now (Book Quotes) Writing a book of poetry is like dropping a rose petal down the Grand Canyon and waiting for the echo (Book Quotes)

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