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Take a Virtual Summer Road Trip: Authors on Great American Cities
Take a Virtual Summer Road Trip: Authors on Great American Cities
By Michelle King
June 20, 2014

Mark Twain in Boston, Ayn Rand in New York, Henry Miller in Los Angeles — whether they hated it there or loved it dearly, these authors had a lot to say about U.S. metropolises.

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Embracing Uncertainty: 13 Quotes to Ground Your Graduation Anxiety
Embracing Uncertainty: 13 Quotes to Ground Your Graduation Anxiety
By Freddie Moore
May 20, 2014

After being in school for basically your entire life, of course graduation is scary. Thankfully, there’s quote therapy for that.

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Beyond “This is Water”: 7 Kickass Commencement Speeches by Women Writers
Beyond “This is Water”: 7 Kickass Commencement Speeches by Women Writers
By Adina Applebaum
May 19, 2014

David Foster Wallace’s Kenyon commencement speech is amazing, but Susan Sontag, Toni Morrison and Nora Ephron can do just as well (if not better).

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Literary Foodporn: 12 Indulgent, Drool-Worthy Quotes & Photographs
Literary Foodporn: 12 Indulgent, Drool-Worthy Quotes & Photographs
By Freddie Moore
April 22, 2014

Sometimes eating is as much about fantasizing as it is tasting.

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Spring Cleaning Your Emotions: 11 Insightful Author Quotes About Forgiveness
Spring Cleaning Your Emotions: 11 Insightful Author Quotes About Forgiveness
By Michelle King
April 10, 2014

Spring is finally here, so it’s time to clean out your emotional closet. Get a hand with these authors’ words about forgiving.

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Based on True Events: 5 Famous Authors on Hollywood
Based on True Events: 5 Famous Authors on Hollywood
By George Dobbs
March 27, 2014

Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Faulkner and more comment on screenwriting, films and Hollywood at large.

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