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The fear of failure is so great, it is no wonder that the desire to do right by one’s children has led to a whole library of books offering advice on how to raise them Picture Quote #1

Films and gramophone records, music, books and buildings show clearly how vigorously a man’s life and work go on after his death, whether we feel it or not, whether we are aware of the individual names or not. There is no such thing as death according to our view! Picture Quote #1

Finding people who get enormous pleasure from reading books is a more and more unusual experience, and so writers just so much want to be heard Picture Quote #1

The lessons taught in great books are misleading. The commerce in life is rarely so simple and never so just Picture Quote #1

I think the thinking is, in the comic books, I should pack as much onto a page as possible, because, you know, it’s kind of the cheaper format, and you want to give readers as much as you can for their dollar Picture Quote #1

I have a good collection of cookery books. This is not so much because I like cooking, but because I like eating Picture Quote #1

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The importance and influence of books on me has been cumulative: the result of hearing and reading lots of stories about interesting people and places Picture Quote #1

Then one day I thought it would be wonderful to make a whole book, to make my text and my drawings together, and that’s how I started doing children’s books Picture Quote #1

I was a total education geek. I loved school. I loved learning. I loved doing homework. All of my books and notebooks from high school are underlined and highlighted and there are notes all over the margins. And you know, I was a theater kid too. I was all over the place Picture Quote #1

I don’t want to wait more than a year and a half or two years between books Picture Quote #1

I don’t care how I got here. In the books, when you look at it 10 or 20 years from now, it’s not going say how he got here, it’s going to say he’s here and he represented the team Picture Quote #1

I had a very wise mother. She always kept books that were my grade level in our house Picture Quote #1

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Otis was inspired by a boy who sat across the aisle from me in sixth grade. He was a lively person. My best friend appears in assorted books in various disguises Picture Quote #1

People are usually surprised to hear this, but I don’t really read children’s books Picture Quote #1

With twins, reading aloud to them was the only chance I could get to sit down. I read them picture books until they were reading on their own Picture Quote #1

We were fortunate enough to have several good books detailing the camps and the women. Some were by the survivors. I also got to talk to some of the women who had been in the camp, survivors Picture Quote #1

As the books grew bigger and more ambitious, the situations in question sometimes became political ones, and so it became necessary to start painting in the social background on a scale which eventually became panoramic Picture Quote #1

All of my books have the potential to become movies, it’s just a question of finding a studio who wants to get behind me and put up the money to make the movie Picture Quote #1

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Authors change publishers because it’s like being married for a long time and suddenly you want to go out and have a wild affair! No, not seriously, sometimes the deal is more interesting with a new publisher, and other times they have more enthusiasm for your books Picture Quote #1

I have written 20 books, and each one is like having a baby. Writing is not easy; some people want to write books but just can’t put a story together. I can put together a story that interests both me and my readers Picture Quote #1

I think the only boundaries are individual and personal. A writer should be free to write about anything he or she wants to, including the twin towers. I have made small references to 9/11 in my past two books Picture Quote #1

I’ve had aunts and uncles who not only haven’t read my books but could hardly believe that I was a writer Picture Quote #1

The things that are really important to me are my man, my animals and my books. I don’t need anything else Picture Quote #1

I encourage the translators of my books to take as much license as they feel that they need. This is not quite the heroic gesture it might seem, because I’ve learned, from working with translators over the years, that the original novel is, in a way, a translation itself Picture Quote #1

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Being an actor, you are recognized for being somebody else, whereas these books are distilled from me Picture Quote #1

Besides, most of the books I like involve people I could never play in a million years Picture Quote #1

My books are primarily plot driven but the best plot in the world is useless if you don’t populate them with characters that readers can care about Picture Quote #1

About 75 percent of the crude oil marketed here is sold off the books, and they are doing trades that would be illegal if it was a regulated market, and of course they do not want to regulate it Picture Quote #1

Scholarship was one thing, drudgery another. I very soon concluded that nothing would induce me to read, let alone make notes on, hundreds and hundreds of very, very, very boring books Picture Quote #1

I have a real soft spot in my heart for librarians and people who care about books Picture Quote #1

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The fear of failure is so great, it is no wonder that the desire to do right by one’s children has led to a whole library of books offering advice on how to raise them (Books Quotes) Films and gramophone records, music, books and buildings show clearly how vigorously a man’s life and work go on after his death, whether we feel it or not, whether we are aware of the individual names or not. There is no such thing as death according to our view! (Books Quotes) Finding people who get enormous pleasure from reading books is a more and more unusual experience, and so writers just so much want to be heard (Books Quotes) The lessons taught in great books are misleading. The commerce in life is rarely so simple and never so just (Books Quotes) I think the thinking is, in the comic books, I should pack as much onto a page as possible, because, you know, it’s kind of the cheaper format, and you want to give readers as much as you can for their dollar (Books Quotes) I have a good collection of cookery books. This is not so much because I like cooking, but because I like eating (Books Quotes) The importance and influence of books on me has been cumulative: the result of hearing and reading lots of stories about interesting people and places (Books Quotes) Then one day I thought it would be wonderful to make a whole book, to make my text and my drawings together, and that’s how I started doing children’s books (Books Quotes) I was a total education geek. I loved school. I loved learning. I loved doing homework. All of my books and notebooks from high school are underlined and highlighted and there are notes all over the margins. And you know, I was a theater kid too. I was all over the place (Books Quotes) I don’t want to wait more than a year and a half or two years between books (Books Quotes) I don’t care how I got here. In the books, when you look at it 10 or 20 years from now, it’s not going say how he got here, it’s going to say he’s here and he represented the team (Books Quotes) I had a very wise mother. She always kept books that were my grade level in our house (Books Quotes) Otis was inspired by a boy who sat across the aisle from me in sixth grade. He was a lively person. My best friend appears in assorted books in various disguises (Books Quotes) People are usually surprised to hear this, but I don’t really read children’s books (Books Quotes) With twins, reading aloud to them was the only chance I could get to sit down. I read them picture books until they were reading on their own (Books Quotes) We were fortunate enough to have several good books detailing the camps and the women. Some were by the survivors. I also got to talk to some of the women who had been in the camp, survivors (Books Quotes) As the books grew bigger and more ambitious, the situations in question sometimes became political ones, and so it became necessary to start painting in the social background on a scale which eventually became panoramic (Books Quotes) All of my books have the potential to become movies, it’s just a question of finding a studio who wants to get behind me and put up the money to make the movie (Books Quotes) Authors change publishers because it’s like being married for a long time and suddenly you want to go out and have a wild affair! No, not seriously, sometimes the deal is more interesting with a new publisher, and other times they have more enthusiasm for your books (Books Quotes) I have written 20 books, and each one is like having a baby. Writing is not easy; some people want to write books but just can’t put a story together. I can put together a story that interests both me and my readers (Books Quotes) I think the only boundaries are individual and personal. A writer should be free to write about anything he or she wants to, including the twin towers. I have made small references to 9/11 in my past two books (Books Quotes) I’ve had aunts and uncles who not only haven’t read my books but could hardly believe that I was a writer (Books Quotes) The things that are really important to me are my man, my animals and my books. I don’t need anything else (Books Quotes) I encourage the translators of my books to take as much license as they feel that they need. This is not quite the heroic gesture it might seem, because I’ve learned, from working with translators over the years, that the original novel is, in a way, a translation itself (Books Quotes) Being an actor, you are recognized for being somebody else, whereas these books are distilled from me (Books Quotes) Besides, most of the books I like involve people I could never play in a million years (Books Quotes) My books are primarily plot driven but the best plot in the world is useless if you don’t populate them with characters that readers can care about (Books Quotes) About 75 percent of the crude oil marketed here is sold off the books, and they are doing trades that would be illegal if it was a regulated market, and of course they do not want to regulate it (Books Quotes) Scholarship was one thing, drudgery another. I very soon concluded that nothing would induce me to read, let alone make notes on, hundreds and hundreds of very, very, very boring books (Books Quotes) I have a real soft spot in my heart for librarians and people who care about books (Books Quotes)

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