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Something terrible happened, and I wish I could leave it at that because as a writer who is also a woman, I don’t want to be defined by the worst thing that has happened to me. I don’t want my personality to be consumed in that way. I don’t
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“Don't say it was delightful; make us say delightful when we've read the description. You see, all those words (horrifying, wonderful, hideous, exquisite) are only like saying to your readers Please will you do the job for me.”
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“You can't wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.”
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“I write almost always in the third person, and I don't think the narrator is male or female anyway. They're both, and young and old, and wise and silly, and sceptical and credulous, and innocent and experienced, all at once. Narrators are not even human - they're sprites.”
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“The reason that fiction is more interesting than any other form of literature, to those who really like to study people, is that in fiction the author can really tell the truth without humiliating himself.”
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“Listen to the mustn'ts, child. Listen to the don'ts. Listen to the shouldn'ts, the impossibles, the won'ts. Listen to the never haves, then listen close to me... Anything can happen, child. Anything can be.”
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Apocalypse Whenever
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Literary Darkness
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This group is dedicated to an appreciation of important works of literature, both classic and contemporary... that happen to fall into the category of ...more
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OUR SHARED SHELF IS CURRENTLY DORMANT AND NOT MANAGED BY EMMA AND HER TEAM. Dear Readers, As part of my work with UN Women, I have started reading ...more
Ask S.E. Hinton - Monday, June 17th!
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Join us on Monday, June 17th for a special discussion with author S.E. Hinton! S.E. Hinton will be discussing her books Tex, Rumble Fish, Som ...more
Editors' Association of Earth
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Editors of the world, unite on Goodreads.
Michele’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Michele’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Adult Fiction, Art, Biography, Book Club, Business, Children's, Classics, Contemporary, Crime, Ebooks, Fantasy, Fiction, Gay and Lesbian, Historical fiction, History, Horror, Humor and Comedy, Literary Fiction, Memoir, Music, Non-fiction, Paranormal, Philosophy, Psychology, Religion, Science, Science fiction, Self help, Spirituality, Young-adult, and War
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