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“Make up a story... For our sake and yours forget your name in the street; tell us what the world has been to you in the dark places and in the light. Don't tell us what to believe, what to fear. Show us belief's wide skirt and the stitch that unravels fear's caul.”
― The Nobel Lecture In Literature, 1993
― The Nobel Lecture In Literature, 1993
“You can make anything by writing.”
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“Read, read, read. Read everything -- trash, classics, good and bad, and see how they do it. Just like a carpenter who works as an apprentice and studies the master. Read! You'll absorb it.
Then write. If it's good, you'll find out. If it's not, throw it out of the window.”
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Then write. If it's good, you'll find out. If it's not, throw it out of the window.”
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“The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter. ’tis the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning.”
― The Wit and Wisdom of Mark Twain: A Book of Quotations
― The Wit and Wisdom of Mark Twain: A Book of Quotations
“I want to gather up all the ink cartridges in the universe, because somewhere, mixed in with all that ink, is the next great American novel. And I’d love nothing more than to drink it.”
― I Want Two apply for a job at our country's largest funeral home, and then wear a suit and noose to the job interview.
― I Want Two apply for a job at our country's largest funeral home, and then wear a suit and noose to the job interview.
Betsy’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Betsy’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
2,300 books
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10 friends
776 books
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78 friends
0 books
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537 friends
1 book
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114 friends
1 book
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69 friends
2 books
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30 friends
3 books
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90 friends
6 books
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156 friends
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