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“Once you have had a wonderful dog, a life without one, is a life diminished.”

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Renowned American author known for his suspense and horror novels. He has been writing since the 1970s and his works have been widely popular, winning numerous international awards. more

“My name is growing all the time, and I’ve lived a very long, long time; so my name is like a story. Real names tell you the story of the things they belong to in my language, in the Old Entish as you might say. It is a lovely language, but it takes a very long time to say anything in it, because we do not say anything in it, unless it is worth taking a long time to say, and to listen to.”

Long Real Stories Might Names Language Growing Long Time Lovely Say Anything Two Towers

Book:The Lord of the Rings: One Volume

Source: The Lord of the Rings: One Volume

“There is nothing that you can do to me that my own craziness doesn't do to me smarter and faster and better.”

Can Do My Own Faster Smarter Craziness

Book:I Never Promised You a Rose Garden: A Novel

Source: I Never Promised You a Rose Garden: A Novel

“Read widely, and without apology. Read what you want to read, not what someone tells you you should read.”

Want Should Writing What You Want Apology

Book:The Faith of a Writer: Life, Craft, Art

Source: The Faith of a Writer: Life, Craft, Art

“To touch is to heal, to hurt is to steal, If you want to kiss the sky, better learn how to kneel. On your knees, boy...”

Ifs Want Hurt Boys Sky Kissing Stealing Heal Knees

Author:Bono

“deep down I believe my year was a special year: it produced me.”

Years Believe I Believe Special Deep Down

Author:Ned Vizzini

“I wish I could be honest and true, but truth as I see it is not something abstract, a pious generality---It is justice at work, righteous, demanding, disciplined, sincere and unswerving; otherwise, it is not, it cannot be truth at all.”

Wish Justice Honest Being Honest Abstract Sincere Righteous Pious Generalities

Author:F. Sionil José

“I held you in the square And felt the evening Re-order itself around Your smile.”

Order Felt Evening Squares Your Smile

Book:An African elegy

Source: An African elegy

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