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The younger generation is surrounded by the Internet, apps, and video games. But somehow, my books make them read.

~Chetan Bhagat

Topics: Apps Books Games Generation Internet Make Read Somehow Surrounded Them Video Video Games Younger Younger Generation

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I try to only read light things when I'm working on my books, and in the evenings I watch a lot of mindless TV. I have to break up the 'dark,' or I wouldn't be a very happy person.

~Chevy Stevens

Topics: Books Break Break Up Dark Evenings Happy Happy Person Light Lot Mindless Only Person Read Things Try Tv Up Very Watch Working

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Some newer writers worry about books set in Canada having a big appeal, but it has never been an issue for me. I haven't wanted to write in the States because I don't know the States.

~Chevy Stevens

Topics: About Appeal Because Been Big Books Canada Having Issue Know Me Never Set Some States Wanted Worry Write Writers

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Most people know my music but will never read my books.

~Chico Buarque

Topics: Books Know Most Music Never People Read Will

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To return to the books of my childhood is to yield to the strain of nostalgia that is curious about the self I once was.

~Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Topics: About Books Childhood Curious Nostalgia Once Return Self Strain Yield

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Americans think African writers will write about the exotic, about wildlife, poverty, maybe AIDS. They come to Africa and African books with certain expectations.

~Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Topics: About Africa African Aids American Books Certain Come Exotic Expectations Maybe Poverty Think Wildlife Will Write Writers

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Personally I don't like it when writers become excessively proscriptive about the way that people read their books.

~China Mieville

Topics: About Become Books Excess Like People Personally Read Way Writers

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But I do think it's important to remember that writers do not have a monopoly of wisdom on their books. They can be wrong about their own books, they can often learn about their own books.

~China Mieville

Topics: About Books Important Learn Monopoly Often Own Remember Think Wisdom Writers Wrong

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I love it when people want to interpret my books.

~China Mieville

Topics: Books Interpret Love People Want I Love

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Each of my books is different. Deliberately... I wanted to create my society, my people, in their fullness.

~Chinua Achebe

Topics: Books Create Deliberately Different Each Fullness People Society Wanted

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