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I'm not one of those professors whose office is encased floor-to-ceiling with books. By the way, I think academics do this to intimidate their visitors.

~Gary Hamel

Topics: Academics Books Intimidate Office Professors Think Those Visitors Way Whose I Think

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In the 20th century alone, there have been 1,600 books about the circus. My adding one more would be superfluous unless I do something totally new and different.

~Gary Jennings

Topics: About Adding Alone Been Books Century Circus Different More New Something Superfluous Totally Unless Would 20Th Century

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My father had inklings of my cultural aspirations. He would take me to the library, things like that. But he wasn't one of those dads who had read George Orwell and was a member of the Communist party. We had no books at home.

~Gary Kemp

Topics: Aspirations Books Communist Communist Party Cultural Dads Father George George Orwell Had He Home Library Like Me Member Party Read Take Things Those Who Would

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We never had books at home, but my dad, seeing how keen I was to read, took me to Islington Library when I was about eight and we pulled out two - a Biggles and a science fiction novel. I never got the ace fighter pilot but fell in love with all things to do with the future and space. Isaac Asimov soon became my guiding star.

~Gary Kemp

Topics: About Ace All Things Became Books Dad Eight Fell Fiction Fighter Fighter Pilot Future Got Guiding Had Home How Isaac Keen Library Love Me Never Novel Out Pilot Pulled Read Science Science Fiction Seeing Soon Space Star Things Took Two

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When I did 'Alien: Resurrection', a lot of the guys worked on planned production, and one of them was really into comic books and would draw all sorts of characters, and I was impressed with his sketches.

~Gary Dourdan

Topics: Alien Books Characters Comic Comic Books Did Draw Guys His Impressed Lot Planned Production Really Resurrection Sketches Sort Them Worked Would

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One of the last books I read was 'Game Change: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime' by John Heilemann and Mark Halperin. It gives a really good behind-the-scenes look at the campaigns. I didn't ask the president how accurate it was. I wouldn't ask him that.

~Gary Locke

Topics: Accurate Ask Books Campaigns Change Game Gives Good Him How John Last Lifetime Look Mark Mccain Obama Palin President Race Read Really

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I have three kids who like Harry Potter so I was sort of aware of it. You can't really move from it: it's on buses, in stores, it's everywhere. One of my kids has read the books; the other two are too small but they like the movies.

~Gary Oldman

Topics: Aware Books Buses Everywhere Harry Harry Potter Kids Like Move Movies Other Potter Read Really Small Sort Stores Three Too Two Who You

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It's always hard when you're playing someone for a lot of people out there who are going to see the movie after reading the books. There's a communion between a reader and the writer, so people will have an idea who Sirius Black is and I might not be everyone's idea of that.

~Gary Oldman

Topics: After Always Between Black Books Communion Everyone Going Hard Idea Lot Might Movie Out People Playing Reader Reading See Someone Who Will Writer You

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I ran the Iditarod twice. I finished once. I came in 42nd or 43rd place out of 70 plus teams the first time, and I scratched 80 miles from Nome the second time. You can read about my experience in the race in my books 'Woodsong' and 'Winterdance.'

~Gary Paulsen

Topics: About Books Came Experience Finished First First Time Miles Once Out Place Plus Race Ran Read Scratched Second Teams Time Twice You I Came

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Name the book that made the biggest impression on you. I bet you read it before you hit puberty. In the time I've got left, I intend to write artistic books - for kids - because they're still open to new ideas.

~Gary Paulsen

Topics: Artistic Because Before Bet Biggest Book Books Got Hit Ideas Impression Intend Kids Left Made Name New New Ideas Open Puberty Read Still Time Write You

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