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I own an e-reader, but I use it almost exclusively to read things that aren't books - student theses, unbound galleys.

~Elizabeth Mccracken

Topics: Almost Books Own Read Student Things Use

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I have a memory of my fourth-grade self wanting to be the first woman president of the United States, but I think that has a lot more to do with my love of world records and reference books than a love of serving my country.

~Elizabeth Mccracken

Topics: Be The First Books Country First Lot Love Memory More President Records Reference Self Serving States Than Think United United States Wanting Woman Woman President World I Think

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There were a lot of things I loved about working in a library, but mostly I miss the library patrons. I love books, but books are everywhere. Library patrons are as various and oddball and democratic as library books.

~Elizabeth Mccracken

Topics: About Books Democratic Everywhere Library Lot Love Loved Miss Mostly Oddball Things Various Were Working I Love

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There are relatively few science fiction or fantasy books with the main character being an old person.

~Elizabeth Moon

Topics: Being Books Character Fantasy Few Fiction Main Main Character Old Person Relatively Science Science Fiction

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Other people, including me, have written books with main characters who were old and rich. Or old and brilliant. Old sages, old wizards, old rich people.

~Elizabeth Moon

Topics: Books Brilliant Characters Including Main Me Old Other People Rich Rich People Were Who Wizards Written

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When I was starting out, I did not do short fiction well, because I kept wanting to write books.

~Elizabeth Moon

Topics: Because Books Did Fiction Kept Out Short Starting Wanting Well Write

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Yes, I don't read books for entertainment.

~Elizabeth Olsen

Topics: Books Entertainment Read Yes

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But I have a list of books that I want to read before I die, and whenever I get time to read something that isn't a script, I'll read something from that.

~Elizabeth Olsen

Topics: Before Books Die Get List Read Script Something Time Want Whenever

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For years I did most of my reading on the F train between Brooklyn and Manhattan. I had long commutes, and I read tons of books on that train; I loved it.

~Elizabeth Strout

Topics: Between Books Brooklyn Did Had Long Loved Manhattan Most Read Reading Tons Train Years

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Oh, I wish I organized my books. But I don't. I'm not an organized person. The best I can do is put the books I really like in one sort of general area, and poetry in another.

~Elizabeth Strout

Topics: Another Area Best Books General Like Oh Organized Person Poetry Put Really Sort Wish I Wish I Can

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