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Being a writer in a library is rather like being a eunuch in a harem.
John Braine / Novelist
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Being a writer in a library is rather like being a eunuch in a harem.
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John Braine Novelist

I've no desire to be ill-dressed; but I hate the feeling that I daren't be ill-dressed if I want to.

John Braine Novelist

Writing's not always a pleasure to me, but if I'm not writing every other pleasure loses its savour.

John Braine Novelist

There isn't, unfortunately, any way of discovering whether you can write a publishable novel except by writing it.

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Books have become our dearest companions, yielding exquisite delights and inspiring lofty aims.

George Henry Lewes Philosopher

You don’t want a general houseworker, do you? Or a traveling companion, quiet, refined, speaks fluent French entirely in the present tense? Or an assistant billiard-maker? Or a private librarian? Or a lady car-washer? Because if you do, I should appreciate your giving me a trial at the job. Any minute now, I am going to become one of the Great Unemployed. I am about to leave literature flat on its face. I don’t want to review books any more. It cuts in too much on my reading.

Dorothy Parker Poet

I'm jealous of everyone discovering Lovesey and Diamond for the first time-you have a wonderful backlist to catch up on. Me, all I can do is wait for the next book.

Sara Paretsky Author

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Ronnie Apteker Internet Entrepreneur

I think we're on a journey....It was very easy to write about my past in my book, but writing about the present is all a new chapter. I hope that people find this journey fascinating, informative and educational.

Donna Karan Fashion Designer

I opened a book and in I strode. Now nobody can find me. I've left my chair, my house, my road, My town and my world behind me. I'm wearing the cloak, I've slipped on the ring, I've swallowed the magic potion. I've fought with a dragon, dined with a king And dived in a bottomless ocean. I opened a book and made some friends. I shared their tears and laughter And followed their road with its bumps and bends To the happily ever after. I finished my book and out I came. The cloak can no longer hide me. My chair and my house are just the same, But I have a book inside me.

Julia Donaldson Writer

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