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I don't know how many good books I still have in me; I hope there are another four or five.

I will read four or five books at the same time.

There are too many books I haven't read, too many places I haven't seen, too many memories I haven't kept long enough.

I read several books at one time.

There are books all around me... I don't read as much as I used to, but I always have a book or two going.

I'm obsessed with books.

I collect books - a lot of books.

If I weren't so lazy, I would have 14 books, not eight.

I collect books, primarily first-edition 20th-century fiction.

Early in my publishing career, someone told me I'd need to have five books in print before I could quit my job as a journalist. Turns out it was closer to 10 books. It also turns out that while it's great to see my titles on bookstore shelves, my best customers are schools and libraries.