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I don't know a better preparation for life than love of poetry and a good digestion Zona Gale After adapting her popular novel Miss Lulu Bett for the…
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One of the few things I know about writing is this: spend it all, shoot it, play it, lose it, all, right away, every time...give it, give it all, giv…
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Don't live down to expectations. Go out there and do something remarkable. Wendy Wasserstein Playwright Wendy Wasserstein (born October 18, 1950) won…
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All my days I have longed equally to travel the right road and to take my own errant path. Sigrid Undset Norwegian novelist Sigrid Undset (born May 2…
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That's the thing about books. They let you travel without moving your feet. Jhumpa Lahiri Happy 47th birthday, Jhumpa Lahiri! The Bengali-American au…
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Do not complain beneath the stars about the lack of bright spots in your life. Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson In 1903, Norwegian writer Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson …
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I aimed at the public's heart, and by accident I hit it in the stomach. Upton Sinclair Upton Sinclair (born September 20, 1878) is best known for his…
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People who are strangers to liquor are incapable of talking about literature. Mo Yan Happy 60th birthday, Mo Yan! The Chinese novelist was awarded th…
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The Beauty of Plants-Category Guide – Competition 12 – International Garden Photographer of the Year About The Beauty of Plants In association with B…
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Become major, Paul. Live like a hero. That's what the classics teach us. Be a main character. Otherwise what is life for? J.M. Coetzee Happy 74th bir…
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We are each other's harvest; we are each other's business; we are each other's magnitude and bond. Gwendolyn Brooks May 5, 1950: On this day, Gwendol…
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O, ah! The awareness of emptiness brings forth a heart of compassion! Gary Snyder Happy 87th birthday, Gary Snyder! The Pulitzer Prize winning writer…
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If I'm sincere today, what does it matter if I regret it tomorrow? José Saramago November 16, 1922: Nobel Prize winner José Saramago's first job out …
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Human suffering anywhere concerns men and women everywhere. Elie Wiesel Happy birthday, Elie Wiesel! The Nobel Prize winner and Holocaust survivor wa…
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I read so I can live more than one life in more than one place. Anne Tyler October 25, 1941: Happy 72nd birthday, Anne Tyler! The Pulitzer Prize-winn…
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Burdens are for shoulders strong enough to carry them. Margaret Mitchell May 3, 1937: Margaret Mitchell won the Pulizter Prize for Fiction for Gone w…
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I believe that words are strong, that they can overwhelm what we fear when fear seems more awful than life is good. Andrew Solomon Happy birthday, An…
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Quotable quotes are coins rubbed smooth by circulation. Louis Menand January 21, 1952: Happy 62nd birthday, Louis Menand! The historian won a Pulitze…
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We are surrounded by story. Alice McDermott Happy 64th birthday, Alice McDermott. The writer and professor has been a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize…
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The human face has limited space. If you fill it with laughter there will be no room for crying. Rohinton Mistry Happy birthday, Rohinton Mistry! The…
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There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us. When we discover this, we are less prone to hate our enemies. Martin Luther Ki…
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We are made of stardust; why not take a few moments to look up at the family album? Natalie Angier Happy birthday, Natalie Angier! In 1990, the Ameri…
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... "You may not see the ocean, but right now we are in the middle of the ocean, and we have to keep swimming. Tracy Kidder Happy birthday, Tracy Kid…
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A single person is missing for you, and the whole world is empty. Joan Didion Happy birthday, Joan Didion! While some of her classmates may have stru…
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Biology gives you a brain. Life turns it into a mind. Jeffrey Eugenides Happy 57th birthday, Jeffrey Eugenides! When the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel…
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Biology gives you a brain. Life turns it into a mind. Jeffrey Eugenides Happy 54th birthday, Jeffrey Eugenides! When the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel…
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Günter Grass From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation , search Günter Grass Günter Grass in 2004 at Buchmesse, Frankfurt am Main Bor…
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What's terrible is to pretend that second-rate is first-rate. To pretend that you don't need love when you do; or you like your work when you know qu…
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Gossip is never fatal until it is denied. Booth Tarkington July 29, 1869: Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Booth Tarkington is best known for his novel…
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The present changes the past. Looking back you do not find what you left behind. Kiran Desai September 3, 1971: Happy 42nd birthday, Kiran Desai! The…
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There's so much to be grateful for, words are poor things. Marilynne Robinson Happy 71st birthday, Marilynne Robinson! Her latest novel, Lila, return…
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Drunk, Jane spoke as though she were Nancy Drew. I was a fool for a girl with a dainty lexicon. Michael Chabon May 24, 1963: Happy birthday, Michael…
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If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it. Toni Morrison Happy 83rd birthday, Toni Morrison! Th…
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When the enemy has no face, society will invent one. Susan Faludi Happy birthday to Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Susan Faludi! In 1991, she beca…
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My little old doga heart-beatat my feet Edith Wharton June 29, 1921: Edith Wharton's New York society novel, The Age of Innocence, won a Pulitzer Pri…
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Confront the dark parts of yourself, and work to banish them with illumination and forgiveness. Your willingness to wrestle with your demons will cau…
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I think the writing of literature should give pleasure. What else should it be about? It is not nuclear physics. It actually has to give pleasure or …
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There ain't no sin and there ain't no virtue. There's just stuff people do. John Steinbeck May 6, 1940: John Steinbeck received a Pulitzer Prize for …
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We are all worthy of one another. Edward P. Jones Happy 64th birthday, Edward P. Jones! The Pulitzer Prize-winning author is best known for his novel…
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I have tried my best to keep my country alive by writing about it. Nuruddin Farah Happy 69th birthday, Nuruddin Farah! The prominent Somali author is…
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One of the few things I know about writing is this: spend it all, shoot it, play it, lose it, all, right away, every time...give it, give it all, giv…
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The greatest threat to freedom is the absence of criticism. Wole Soyinka July 13, 1934: Happy birthday, Wole Soyinka! The Nigerian playwright is the …
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You know, one of the tragedies of real life is that there is no background music. Annie Proulx August 22, 1935: Happy birthday, Annie Proulx! The Pul…
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Nobody ever figures out what life is all about, and it doesn't matter. Explore the world. Nearly everything is really interesting if you go into it d…
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The older one becomes the quicker the present fades into sepia and the past looms up in glorious technicolour Beryl Bainbridge British writer Beryl B…
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When I look at my life and its secret colours, I feel like bursting into tears. Albert Camus January 4, 1960: Absurdist French thinker Albert Camus' …
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I don't like people who have never fallen or stumbled. Their virtue is lifeless and it isn't of much value. Life hasn't revealed its beauty to them. …
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For man is essentially alone, and one should pity him and love him and grieve with him. Halldór Laxness April 23, 1902: Writer Halldór Laxness is the…
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There is not a crime, there is not a dodge, there is not a trick, there is not a swindle, there is not a vice which does not live by secrecy. Joseph …
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I read a book one day and my whole life was changed. Orhan Pamuk June 7, 1952: Happy birthday, Orhan Pamuk! The Nobel Prize-winning Turkish writer wa…