My post-child period resulted in one instant change: I write shorter books for kids.
Berkeley Breathed
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I've written a lot of books which are written from the moon - the view from nowhere.
Clifford Geertz
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If you think you have it tough, read history books.
Bill Maher
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I do, however, think it would be difficult to write books I don't like to read.
Barbara Mertz
ThinkWriteDifficultBooksWould
I never heard of anyone who was really literate or who ever really loved books who wanted to suppress any of them.
Robertson Davies
LovedNeverBooksWhoWantedReally
How often have I met and disliked writers whose books I love; and conversely, hated the books and then wound up liking the writer? Too often.
Lev Grossman
LoveUpBooksLikingWhoseWriter
I don't keep any copies of my books in the house - they go to my mum's flat. I don't like them around.
Zadie Smith
HouseGoKeepBooksLikeFlat
One of the books we read a few years ago that had a big effect on us was Repeated Takes by Michael Chanan.
Colin Greenwood
YearsBigUsBooksReadEffect
If sex is such a natural phenomenon, how come there are so many books on how to do it?
Bette Midler
SexNaturalComeBooksHowMany
As a kid, books were my great escape and my salvation.
Rodman Philbrick
GreatEscapeKidSalvationBooks
I was a very sickly kid. While I was in the hospital at age 7, my Dad brought me a stack of comic books to keep me occupied. I was hooked.
Len Wein
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May books spread the world over!
Yann Martel
WorldOverSpreadMayBooks
Books and movies are never finished, only surrendered.
Chuck Hogan
MoviesNeverOnlyBooksFinished
I agreed on condition that we found a completely new concept that had nothing to do with the latest books.
Bernard Pivot
NewNothingBooksFoundConceptHad
I really am not affected by the tragic aspects of my books.
Ruth Rendell
BooksTragicAffectedReallyAm
I love creator-owned comics. Most of my favorite books these days are creator-owned, from stuff DC publishes, like 'Fables,' to books like 'Saga,' 'Fatale,' 'Hellboy,' and 'Courtney Crumrin.'
Kurt Busiek
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It is from books that wise people derive consolation in the troubles of life.
Victor Hugo
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I'd never have written the big books in London.
Jilly Cooper
LondonNeverBigBooksWritten
Well, my books - I think one of the hallmarks of my thrillers is that they're based in reality.
Brad Thor
ThinkRealityWellBooksI Think
My favourite books are Charles Bukowski's 'Post Office' and 'Women.'
Alex Pettyfer
WomenOfficePostBooksPost Office
I have this deep love for authors. I think that we don't do enough to encourage love of words and love of books.
Ruby Dee
LoveWordsDeepThinkEnoughBooks
Books come from within.
Kevin Henkes
WithinComeBooks
If people buy my books for vanity, I consider it a tax on idiocy.
Umberto Eco
PeopleVanityTaxBuyBooksIdiocy
I wasn't that into crime novels at all, but a friend introduced me to the work of Jim Thompson - I loved all his books.
Jo Nesbo
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