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When me and my sister were toddlers, it was 'The Jungle Book' literally every day. If it was lunchtime, it was 'Jungle Book' time.

~George Mackay

Topics: Book Day Every Every Day Jungle Literally Lunchtime Me Sister Time Were

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I don't think there's anything wrong with someone having to read a poem twice. Or even a book.

~George Murray

Topics: Anything Book Even Having Poem Read Someone Think Twice Wrong

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To many book professionals, Amazon is a ruthless predator. The company claims to want a more literate world - and it came along when the book world was in distress, offering a vital new source of sales.

~George Packer

Topics: Along Amazon Book Came Claims Company Distress Literate Many More New Offering Predator Professionals Ruthless Sales Source Vital Want World

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I worked as a carpenter for a few years. I began writing. I wrote a book about my time in Africa - that came out in 1988 - called 'The Village of Waiting.'

~George Packer

Topics: About Africa Began Book Came Carpenter Few My Time Out Time Village Waiting Worked Writing Wrote Years

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It wasn't until I went to my first comic convention while I was in high school that I got to see actual comic book artists and original artwork in real life, up close. That was when I first realized that this is what I wanted to do for a living.

~George Perez

Topics: Actual Artists Artwork Book Close Comic Comic Book Convention First Got High High School Life Living Original Real Real Life Realized School See Until Up Wanted While

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One of the greatest joys of doing 'Comic Book Men' - I was so thankful - was that my wife Carol was able to appear with me. Being able to share that experience with Carol was such a monumental joy for me.

~George Perez

Topics: Able Appear Being Book Carol Comic Comic Book Doing Experience Greatest Joy Joys Me Men Monumental Share Thankful Wife

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My favorite monologue in the book is Kate Harrington's story of her relationship with Truman.

~George Plimpton

Topics: Book Favorite Her Kate Monologue Relationship Story Truman

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I try to make the readers feel they've lived the events of the book. Just as you grieve if a friend is killed, you should grieve if a fictional character is killed. You should care. If somebody dies and you just go get more popcorn, it's a superficial experience isn't it?

~George R. R. Martin

Topics: Book Care Character Dies Events Experience Feel Fictional Friend Get Go Grieve Just Lived Make More Popcorn Readers Should Somebody Superficial Try You

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The vast majority of writers out there, they finish their books, and no one cares whether their book is late or ever comes out at all. And then it comes out, and two reviews are published, and it sells 12 copies.

~George R. R. Martin

Topics: Book Books Cares Copies Ever Finish Late Majority No One Cares Out Published Reviews Sells Then Two Vast Vast Majority Whether Writers

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I work for two years on a book and it comes out and two days later I've got my first e-mail: When is the next one coming out?

~George R. R. Martin

Topics: Book Coming Days First Got Later Next Out Two Work Years E-Mail

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