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“Books have a unique way of stopping time in a particular moment and saying: Let’s not forget this.”

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Dave Eggers is an American writer, born on March 12, 1970. He is known for his unique narrative style and his focus on social issues. His notable works include 'A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius' and 'The Time Traveler's Wife'. more

“That was the trouble with being a writer, that was the main trouble—leisure time, excessive leisure time. You had to wait around for the buildup until you could write and while you were waiting you went crazy, and while you were going crazy you drank and the more you drank the crazier you got.”

Writing Waiting Trouble Crazy Leisure Drank Leisure Time Going Crazy

Author:Charles Bukowski

“All revolutions are the sheerest fantasy until they happen; then they become historical inevitabilities.”

Happens Fantasy Revolution Historical Inevitability

Author:David Mitchell

“Toast was a pointless invention from the Dark Ages. Toast was an implement of torture that caused all those subjected to it to regurgitate in verbal form the sins and crimes of their past lives. Toast was a ritual item devoured by fetishists in the belief that it would enhance their kinetic and sexual powers. Toast cannot be explained by any rational means. Toast is me. I am toast.”

Mean Age Past Form Belief Dark Sin Crime Invention Rational Torture Ritual Items Pointless Dark Ages Toasts Past Life

Author:Margaret Atwood

“Each person has inside a basic decency and goodness. If he listens to it and acts on it, he is giving a great deal of what it is the world needs most. It is not complicated but it takes courage. It takes courage for a person to listen to his own goodness and act on it.”

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Author:Pablo Casals

“On the bed, Eugenides stirred restlessly. "Upset at the sight of blood?" he said. "Not my wife, Ornon." "Your blood," the ambassador pointed out. Eugenides glanced at the hook on his arm and conceded the point. "Yes," he said. He seemed lost in memory. The room was quiet.”

Said Lost Memories Rooms Wife Blood Arms Bed Quiet Sight My Wife Upset Hook Ambassadors Conceded

Author:Megan Whalen Turner

“Sometimes we have so much to say, we cannot say it. Sometimes it's best we do not say goodbyes.”

Sometimes Goodbye Saying Goodbye

Author:Susan Fletcher

“It made Costis wonder for the first time just how much the stoic man really wants to hide when he unsuccessfully pretends not to be in pain.”

Men Want Firsts Made Pain Wonder First Time Stoic

Author:Megan Whalen Turner

“Biblical references about knowledge and good and evil often get tangled up.”

Evil Good And Evil Biblical Tangled

Author:James Rollins

“When the materials are all prepared and ready, the architects shall appear.”

Ready Materials Architect

Author:Walt Whitman

“I'm never content with what I do. I live in a sort of permanent dissatisfaction. I think that's the secret to doing things well.”

Thinking Wells Secret Permanent Dissatisfaction

Author:Karl Lagerfeld

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