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“Time was ticking right now. She had to read. This was the shortest of the six articles. She knew that because for the last hour, she had scrolled through all six, looking at how long they were and figuring out what to read first.”

Book:Nine Liars

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Nine Liars

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Maureen Johnson

Maureen Johnson is an American author born on February 16, 1973. She is known for her works in young adult literature and mystery novels, which have gained her a wide readership. more

“A book is a world constructed with words. But the true miracle in that is how readers enter this world upon opening the book, and then the world remains within the reader after closing it. That miracle is both amazing and terrifying. Indeed, you are what you read. So choose wisely the worlds you get in and the worlds you let in. There is not a hammer that can destroy what is built by the pen.”

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Book:Stories Notepad

Source: Stories Notepad

“In writing my forthcoming book, I’ve been reminded that if I ramble through the past long enough, famous personalities are inextricably woven together, and some associations are more surprising than others.”

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Author:Saxon Henry

“When you're reading a book and you can't focus, ask yourself, 'How much is the writer's fault, and how much is mine?' Be honest. That's how you'll know if you should set it aside forever or for a few hours.”

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Book:If Only I Had Told Her

Source: If Only I Had Told Her

“The knowledge that he couldn't possibly read all the books on offer put a peculiar pressure on choosing his next read. There must be diamonds out there, the best book in a thousand, the best book in a million, and surely he didn't want to waste his time reading one that was merely adequate when he could be reading one of those diamonds? So instead, he often wasted his time hunting for a read instead of reading,”