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When I decided to take writing seriously, I did a lot of reading and analyzing of the books I liked, and came up with what I thought were pretty sound plotting and structure basics.

~George Stephen

Topics: Analyzing Basics Books Came Decided Did Liked Lot Plotting Pretty Reading Seriously Sound Structure Take Thought Up Were Writing

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Radio dramas have disappeared. What we do have now is books on tape, which I find wonderful. I've done some of those. Otherwise, radio acting is now gone.

~George Takei

Topics: Acting Books Disappeared Done Dramas Find Gone Now Otherwise Radio Some Tape Those Which Wonderful

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Literary men now routinely tell their readers about their divorces. One literary man who reviews books wrote, in reviewing a study of Ruskin, that he had never read a book by Ruskin but that the study confirmed him in his belief that he didn't want to read a book by Ruskin. This man very often writes about his family life.

~George W. S. Trow

Topics: About Belief Book Books Confirmed Divorces Family Family Life Had He Him His Life Literary Man Men Never Now Often Read Readers Reviewing Reviews Study Tell Very Want Who Writes Wrote

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Reading about nature is fine, but if a person walks in the woods and listens carefully, he can learn more than what is in books, for they speak with the voice of God.

~George Washington Carver

Topics: About Books Carefully Fine God He Learn Listens More Nature Person Reading Speak Than Voice Walks Woods

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No books ever go into my laboratory. The thing I am to do and the way are revealed to me the moment I am inspired to create something new. Without God to draw aside the curtain, I would be helpless. Only alone can I draw close enough to God to discover His secrets.

~George Washington Carver

Topics: Alone Am Aside Books Close Create Curtain Discover Draw Enough Ever Go God Helpless His Inspired Laboratory Me Moment New Only Revealed Secrets Something Something New Thing Way Without Would I Am

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In America there is a public library in every community. How many public libraries are there in Africa? Every day there are new books coming out and new ideas being discussed. But these new books and ideas don't reach Africa and we are being left behind.

~George Weah

Topics: Africa America Behind Being Books Coming Community Day Discussed Every Every Day How Ideas Left Libraries Library Many New New Ideas Out Public Public Library Reach

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When I'm in my car, I'm listening to books, audio books, always.

~George Will

Topics: Always Audio Books Car Listening

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Books are the ever burning lamps of accumulated wisdom.

~George William Curtis

Topics: Accumulate Books Burning Ever Lamps Wisdom

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I'm very, very leery of nonfiction books where they change timeframes and use - what do they call those things? - composite characters. I don't think that's right.

~Geraldine Brooks

Topics: Books Call Change Characters Nonfiction Right Things Think Those Use Very Where

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Both my mum and dad were great readers, and we would go every Saturday morning to the library, and my sister and I had a library card when we could pass off something as a signature, and all of us would come with an armful of books.

~Geraldine Brooks

Topics: Books Both Card Come Could Dad Every Go Great Had Library Morning Mum Mum And Dad Off Pass Readers Saturday Saturday Morning Signature Sister Something Us Were Would

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