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Spencer’s favorite books

The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

A Little History of the World by E.H. Gombrich

The Funny Thing Is... by Ellen DeGeneres

My Point... And I Do Have One by Ellen DeGeneres

A Year with the Producers by Jeffry Denman

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Spencer’s Bookshelves

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book-wish-list‎ (28)

to-read-before-2015‎ (7)
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Spencer’s Notes & Highlights

Book cover for Wild and Crazy Guys: How the Comedy Mavericks of the '80s Changed Hollywood Forever

Wild and Crazy Guys: How the Comedy Mavericks of the '80s Changed Hollywood Forever by Nick de Semlyen

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“There’s a marvelous Hollywood saying: ‘Do you know the difference between a brownnose and a shithead?’ ” says Landis. “The answer: ‘Depth perception.’

Spencer’s Quotes

“Read. Read. Read. Just don't read one type of book. Read different books by various authors so that you develop different style.”
― R.L. Stine

tags: diversity, horror, reading

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“Many a book is like a key to unknown chambers within the castle of one’s own self.”
― Franz Kafka

tags: books, castle, self

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“What is the point of being alive if you don't at least try to do something remarkable?”
― John Green, An Abundance of Katherines

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“What you'll find, I think, is that the things you most want to avoid are the things that make you feel the greatest when you actually do them.”
― Kevin Wilson, The Family Fang

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“Don't bend; don't water it down; don't try to make it logical; don't edit your own soul according to the fashion. Rather, follow your most intense obsessions mercilessly.”
― Franz Kafka

tags: honesty, truth-telling, writing

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