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Book Quotes

When a librarian really believes that a book is harmful, that its content is contrary to the welfare of the community, or that it is destructive of good taste, even if those are his opinions only, he has not only the right, but also the obligation to do what he properly can to keep that book out of the hand of those whom he thinks might be injured by it Picture Quote #1

I’m not interested in what the public thinks. My fight is in the courts. And while I have been fighting with the appeal it has been an uphill battle because I am an unpopular cause. Too much public pressure, too much politics. To give me a hearing so that I can prove that the state withheld evidence favourable to me, that the identifications of some of the victims was wrong, and that my attorney was more concerned about book rights and how sensationally more the case could get the higher the value of the book Picture Quote #1

There is danger in the concentration of control in the television and radio networks, especially in the large television and radio stations; danger in the concentration of ownership in the press... and danger in the increasing concentration of selection by book publishers and reviewers and by the producers of radio and television programs Picture Quote #1

We come to this book because something is missing in our souls. This book will take you through the steps that you stumbled over in all your other attempts. And it will bring more than you asked for Picture Quote #1

A book on the new physics, if not purely descriptive of experimental work, must essentially be mathematical Picture Quote #1

I wouldn’t write any kind of book without a contract and an advance. You can’t invest that amount of time and effort without one Picture Quote #1

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I don’t like drawing characters facing right. If I tried to do that at a book signing, I’d have to pencil it first Picture Quote #1

To me, one of the greatest triumphs in doing a book is to tell the story as simply as possible. My aim is to imply rather than to overstate. Whenever the reader participates with his own interpretation, I feel that the book is much more successful. I write with the premise that less is more. Writing is not difficult to me. I read into a tape recorder, constantly dropping a word here and there from my manuscript until I get a minimum amount of words to say exactly what I want to say. Each time I drop a word or two, it brings me a sense of victory! Picture Quote #1

A book without potty humor is like a banana split without hot fudge. It can still be good, I suppose, but you kinda get the feeling that something is missing Picture Quote #1

I liked the thought that the book I was now holding had been held by dozens of others Picture Quote #1

Why not write a book which is as sophisticated as a book for an adult, but is about the concerns that teenagers actually have? Picture Quote #1

It’s insulting to believe that teens should have a different kind of book than an adult should Picture Quote #1

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A lot of people worry much too much about what their children are reading... If a child picks up a book and reads something she has a question about, if she can go to her parents, great. Or else they will read right over it. It won’t mean a thing. They are very good, I think, at monitoring what makes them feel uncomfortable. If something makes them feel uncomfortable they will put it down Picture Quote #1

I like to hold a book. When someone sends me a script, I ask for a hard copy or print one out Picture Quote #1

Out of respect to writers, you have to read the book in the way in which the author visualised it going out into the world Picture Quote #1

Ideally a book would have no order to it, and the reader would have to discover his own Picture Quote #1

Now everything was changed. She walked about with cautious, anxious steps, staring constantly at the ground, on the lookout for things that crept and crawled. Bushes were dangerous, and so were sea grass and rain water. There were little animals everywhere. They could turn up between the covers of a book, flattened and dead, for the fact is that creeping animals, tattered animals, and dead animals are with us all our lives, from beginning to end. Grandmother tried to discuss this with her, to no avail. Irrational terror is so hard to deal with Picture Quote #1

We’re in the media business today. We’re in the business of helping authors and publishers market their books to readers. And that’s where we make our money. We sell book launch packages to authors and publishers and really help accelerate, build that early buzz that a book needs to succeed when it launches and accelerate that growth through ads on the site Picture Quote #1

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Great fashion is all about surprise. It should always be about doing something that isn’t by the book Picture Quote #1

I cannot outline. I do not know what the next thing is going to happen in the book until it comes out of my fingers Picture Quote #1

For me a book has always been a chance to reach out and connect to someone and not be alone Picture Quote #1

You work hard on a book and throw it out there and then it’s beyond your control Picture Quote #1

I can’t explain how it is I keep having new ideas. But one book inevitably follows another. It is my way of exploring the known, the remembered, and the imagined, the literary triad of which all stories are made Picture Quote #1

Tell the story that’s in your heart, and don’t hold back. Write a book the reader will want to melt into Picture Quote #1

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Our approach to reality, our sense of reality, cannot assume that the text of nature, the book of life, is a cryptogram concealing just a single meaning. Rather, it is an expanding riddle of a multiplicity of resonating images Picture Quote #1

You never forget the books you loved as a kid. You never forget the poems you memorized, the first book you read until the cover fell off, the book you read hidden from your mother. What an honor to hold hands with a child’s imagination in this way Picture Quote #1

I never remain passive in the process of reading: while I read I am engaged in a constant creative activity, which leads me to remember not so much the actual matter of the book as the thoughts evoked in my mind by it, directly or indirectly Picture Quote #1

I became a writer because I love to read, yet I never get to unless I’m reviewing a book or doing research Picture Quote #1

Whenever people say they didn’t like the main character of a book, they mean they didn’t like the book. The main character has to be a friend? I don’t get that Picture Quote #1

Going out at night and having a fabulous social life takes a lot out of you, and I don’t know if I have that much to give, honestly. I would rather give that time to my kids or spend that time reading a book or watching a film. I am selfish and lazy Picture Quote #1

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When a librarian really believes that a book is harmful, that its content is contrary to the welfare of the community, or that it is destructive of good taste, even if those are his opinions only, he has not only the right, but also the obligation to do what he properly can to keep that book out of the hand of those whom he thinks might be injured by it (Book Quotes) I’m not interested in what the public thinks. My fight is in the courts. And while I have been fighting with the appeal it has been an uphill battle because I am an unpopular cause. Too much public pressure, too much politics. To give me a hearing so that I can prove that the state withheld evidence favourable to me, that the identifications of some of the victims was wrong, and that my attorney was more concerned about book rights and how sensationally more the case could get the higher the value of the book (Book Quotes) There is danger in the concentration of control in the television and radio networks, especially in the large television and radio stations; danger in the concentration of ownership in the press... and danger in the increasing concentration of selection by book publishers and reviewers and by the producers of radio and television programs (Book Quotes) We come to this book because something is missing in our souls. This book will take you through the steps that you stumbled over in all your other attempts. And it will bring more than you asked for (Book Quotes) A book on the new physics, if not purely descriptive of experimental work, must essentially be mathematical (Book Quotes) I wouldn’t write any kind of book without a contract and an advance. You can’t invest that amount of time and effort without one (Book Quotes) I don’t like drawing characters facing right. If I tried to do that at a book signing, I’d have to pencil it first (Book Quotes) To me, one of the greatest triumphs in doing a book is to tell the story as simply as possible. My aim is to imply rather than to overstate. Whenever the reader participates with his own interpretation, I feel that the book is much more successful. I write with the premise that less is more. Writing is not difficult to me. I read into a tape recorder, constantly dropping a word here and there from my manuscript until I get a minimum amount of words to say exactly what I want to say. Each time I drop a word or two, it brings me a sense of victory! (Book Quotes) A book without potty humor is like a banana split without hot fudge. It can still be good, I suppose, but you kinda get the feeling that something is missing (Book Quotes) I liked the thought that the book I was now holding had been held by dozens of others (Book Quotes) Why not write a book which is as sophisticated as a book for an adult, but is about the concerns that teenagers actually have? (Book Quotes) It’s insulting to believe that teens should have a different kind of book than an adult should (Book Quotes) A lot of people worry much too much about what their children are reading... If a child picks up a book and reads something she has a question about, if she can go to her parents, great. Or else they will read right over it. It won’t mean a thing. They are very good, I think, at monitoring what makes them feel uncomfortable. If something makes them feel uncomfortable they will put it down (Book Quotes) I like to hold a book. When someone sends me a script, I ask for a hard copy or print one out (Book Quotes) Out of respect to writers, you have to read the book in the way in which the author visualised it going out into the world (Book Quotes) Ideally a book would have no order to it, and the reader would have to discover his own (Book Quotes) Now everything was changed. She walked about with cautious, anxious steps, staring constantly at the ground, on the lookout for things that crept and crawled. Bushes were dangerous, and so were sea grass and rain water. There were little animals everywhere. They could turn up between the covers of a book, flattened and dead, for the fact is that creeping animals, tattered animals, and dead animals are with us all our lives, from beginning to end. Grandmother tried to discuss this with her, to no avail. Irrational terror is so hard to deal with (Book Quotes) We’re in the media business today. We’re in the business of helping authors and publishers market their books to readers. And that’s where we make our money. We sell book launch packages to authors and publishers and really help accelerate, build that early buzz that a book needs to succeed when it launches and accelerate that growth through ads on the site (Book Quotes) Great fashion is all about surprise. It should always be about doing something that isn’t by the book (Book Quotes) I cannot outline. I do not know what the next thing is going to happen in the book until it comes out of my fingers (Book Quotes) For me a book has always been a chance to reach out and connect to someone and not be alone (Book Quotes) You work hard on a book and throw it out there and then it’s beyond your control (Book Quotes) I can’t explain how it is I keep having new ideas. But one book inevitably follows another. It is my way of exploring the known, the remembered, and the imagined, the literary triad of which all stories are made (Book Quotes) Tell the story that’s in your heart, and don’t hold back. Write a book the reader will want to melt into (Book Quotes) Our approach to reality, our sense of reality, cannot assume that the text of nature, the book of life, is a cryptogram concealing just a single meaning. Rather, it is an expanding riddle of a multiplicity of resonating images (Book Quotes) You never forget the books you loved as a kid. You never forget the poems you memorized, the first book you read until the cover fell off, the book you read hidden from your mother. What an honor to hold hands with a child’s imagination in this way (Book Quotes) I never remain passive in the process of reading: while I read I am engaged in a constant creative activity, which leads me to remember not so much the actual matter of the book as the thoughts evoked in my mind by it, directly or indirectly (Book Quotes) I became a writer because I love to read, yet I never get to unless I’m reviewing a book or doing research (Book Quotes) Whenever people say they didn’t like the main character of a book, they mean they didn’t like the book. The main character has to be a friend? I don’t get that (Book Quotes) Going out at night and having a fabulous social life takes a lot out of you, and I don’t know if I have that much to give, honestly. I would rather give that time to my kids or spend that time reading a book or watching a film. I am selfish and lazy (Book Quotes)

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