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Authors use 'almost' to avoid stating an outright fact, as though there were something inauthentic, dishonest, unfinished, undecided or even unwholesome - some might say repulsive, tacky, snub-nosed, too direct - in qualifying anything as definitely a this or a that.

~Andre Aciman

Topics: Almost Anything Authors Avoid Definitely Direct Dishonest Even Fact Might Outright Qualifying Repulsive Say Some Something Stating Tacky Though Too Undecided Unfinished Use Were

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Great authors are admirable in this respect: in every generation they make for disagreement. Through them we become aware of our differences.

~Andre Gide

Topics: Admirable Authors Aware Become Differences Disagreement Every Generation Great Make Our Respect Them Through

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I am particularly wary of authors who put themselves on the cover of their own book.

~Andy Dunn

Topics: Am Authors Book Cover Own Particularly Put Themselves Wary Who I Am

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November is Jewish book month, so Jewish Community Centers all around the country have book fairs where they invite authors and sell books in advance of the holidays.

~Anita Diament

Topics: Advance Around Authors Book Books Centers Community Country Holidays Invite Jewish Jewish Community Month November Sell Where

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I've had such an amazing opportunity to work on so many different types of projects that continued on to Broadway. Unfortunately I didn't always continue on with them. Still, you know, I always had such a great pride in kind of helping the authors and directors create the show.

~Annaleigh Ashford

Topics: Always Amazing Authors Broadway Continue Create Different Different Types Directors Great Had Helping Kind Know Many Opportunity Pride Projects Show Still Them Types Unfortunately Work You

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Authors have odd relationships with their creations They owe their fame and fortune to their characters but feel enslaved by them.

~Anthony Horowitz

Topics: Authors Characters Creations Enslaved Fame Fame And Fortune Feel Fortune Odd Owe Relationships Them

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Like most authors, I also love to read.

~Aprilynne Pike

Topics: Also Authors Like Love Most Read

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Most authors would love to see their characters made for the screen, especially one that's quite colourful.

~Arthur Slade

Topics: Authors Characters Love Made Most Quite Screen See Would

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It is easy to club people together, but there are bound to be influences of authors you've read. I grew up reading fast paced authors such as Sidney Sheldon and Jeffrey Archer, but to say I'm one of them isn't true; my style is intrinsically my own.

~Ashwin Sanghi

Topics: Authors Bound Club Easy Fast Grew Influences My Own Own People Read Reading Say Style Them Together True Up You

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While growing up, I always had to depend on foreign authors for page-turners. I think of myself as a commercial writer, and my job is simple to entertain you.

~Ashwin Sanghi

Topics: Always Authors Commercial Depend Entertain Foreign Growing Growing Up Had Job Myself Simple Think Up While Writer You I Think

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