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Two Awesome Quotes From The Hobbit’s 1973 Introduction

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In my edition of The Hobbit, cheap mass-market paperback, there is an introduction by Peter S Beagle from […]

November 7, 2018 Books, Writing

Joe Lansdale on Where His Stories Come From

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“Sometimes the environment shapes the story. I know it’s that way with me. This part of East Texas […]

June 18, 2014 Authors, Writing

5 Quotes From The Old Masters

I have a few books that, despite holding them in my hands, I seem unable to believe actually […]

June 2, 2014 Books

Toni Morrison says…

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“If there’s a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must […]

February 12, 2014 Authors, Writing

10 Rather Wonderful Kurt Vonnegut Quotes*

Kurt Vonnegut is an author people tend to love or ignore completely (I’m not sure anyone can hate […]

September 4, 2013 Books

A Fun Little Quote on Reading Books… From a Book

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The following is a quote I came across this morning, while reading East of Eden. And the books […]

July 11, 2013 Books

From Writer Daniel Hecht, Sensible Writing Advice

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I read Skull Session by Daniel Hecht WAY back in nineteen-ninety-something, and to this day I’m convinced that […]

July 1, 2013 Authors, Books, Writing

Passages I Love, Volume 1

Some books are just better than others; some writers better. The following passage is taken from Michael Ondaatje’s […]

August 8, 2012 Authors, Books, Writing

Five Great Faulkner Quotes

William Faulkner was a genius. This morning I got a package from Amazon.com, that included a set of […]

July 27, 2012 Authors, Books
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