Anna Akhmatova, from "Solitude"
So many stones have been thrown at me,
That I'm not frightened of them anymore,
And the pit has become a solid tower,
Tall among tall towers.
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Anna Akhmatova, from "Solitude"
Author Leah Hager Cohen talks about turning tragedy into personal, and literary, triumph in this personal essay. Her novel The Grief of Others is due this fall, but you can win an advance copy now by entering here.
With a black belt in karate and a penchant for exotic travel, Bethany Maines isn’t too far off from the female spy in her books BULLETPROOF MASCARA and COMPACT WITH THE DEVIL.
Demetri Martin
I went into a clothes store and a lady came up to me and said, "If you need anything, I'm Jill." I've never met anyone with a conditional identity before.
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Demetri Martin
With three praised novels and a memoir under her belt, Diana Abu-Jaber will release BIRDS OF PARADISE --- a multilayered novel about a family that comes apart at the seams --- later this year, on September 6. Today, her mother recalls Diana’s early talent, and cautions those with writers as children!
Adlai E. Stevenson, Jr.
Words calculated to catch everyone may catch no one.
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Adlai E. Stevenson, Jr.
Therese Fowler's third novel, Exposure, is a modern drama that touches on relevant societal issues. Sexting is at the heart of this book, as two teens, helplessly in love, become "exposed" when 18-year-old Anthony sends naked photos of himself to 17-year-old Amelia, whose strict father immediately has him arrested.
The author of a string of New York Times bestsellers --- her latest book in the Looking Glass Trilogy, QUICKSILVER (published as Amanda Quick), hit stores April 19 --- Jayne Ann Krentz uses three different pen names for each of her three "worlds” of romance novels
Charles De Gaulle
I have come to the conclusion that politics are too serious a matter to be left to the politicians.
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Charles De Gaulle
