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A book is simply the container of an idea like a bottle; what is inside the book is what matters.

~Angela Carter

Topics: Book Bottle Container Idea Inside Like Matters Simply

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Just be a cool grandpa who's creative, and hang out and tell stories and read a book in the library.

~Angelina Jolie

Topics: Book Cool Creative Grandpa Hang Just Just Be Library Out Read Stories Tell

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When I'm not working, I would kill to have some sort of creative outlet other than, say, a coloring book. And when I'm working, I want to do all those things I was griping about - you know, make a turkey-and-cheese sandwich, put it in a zip-top bag, and stick it in a lunch box right now!

~Angie Harmon

Topics: About Bag Book Box Creative Creative Outlet Know Lunch Make Now Other Outlet Put Right Sandwich Say Some Sort Stick Than Things Those Want Working Would You

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I don't have the time to curl up on my couch with a good book.

~Angie Harmon

Topics: Book Couch Curl Good Good Book Time Up

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For me, hip-hop was a mirror when young-adult books were not. I could see myself in a Nas song more than I could see myself in a book.

~Angie Thomas

Topics: Book Books Could Hip-Hop Me Mirror More Myself See Song Than Were

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I wanted to have a book that showed there's no one way to sound black. I wanted to tell teens that the way you speak is okay; you're good the way you are.

~Angie Thomas

Topics: Black Book Good Okay One Way Sound Speak Teens Tell Wanted Way You

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I wanted to write a book like a rapper would write it - I didn't want to hold back. Rappers catch a lot of slack; I'm not going to be cursing up a storm, but when I look at Nas... his first album is one of my favorites. I want to tell stories like that.

~Angie Thomas

Topics: Album Back Book Catch Cursing Favorites First Going His Hold Like Look Lot Rapper Rappers Slack Stories Storm Tell Up Want Wanted Would Write

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I've done quite a few films that are based on books, and it's always nerve-wracking because there's an audience who has read and loved the book, and what if they see the movie and hate it?

~Angourie Rice

Topics: Always Audience Based Because Book Books Done Few Films Hate Loved Movie Quite Read See What If Who

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The book begins and ends with the visits to give the impression of a tunnel into their ancestors and family history. I believe in going backwards into the past - I felt I was digging a tunnel back to the past.

~Anita Desai

Topics: Ancestors Back Backwards Begins Believe Book Digging Ends Family Family History Felt Give Going History Impression Past Tunnel Visits I Believe I Believe In

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Usually a feeling of disappointment follows the book, because what I hoped to write is not what I actually accomplished. However, it becomes a motivation to write the next book.

~Anita Desai

Topics: Accomplished Actually Because Becomes Book Disappointment Feeling Follows Hoped However Motivation Next Write

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