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children book writing
People think writing a children's book is something you could do in an afternoon but it's actually really hard. David Walliams
children bathroom comedy
I was depressed as a child. I found it hard to make friends. My favourite thing was locking myself in the bathroom and practising comedy routines.
children book literature
Children's books are often seen as the poor relation of literature. But children are just as demanding as adult readers, if not more so. I should know. I'm a children's writer myself.
children creativity character
I had a very happy childhood, but I wasn't that happy a child. I liked being alone and creating characters and voices. I think that's when your creativity is developed, when you're young. I liked the world of the imagination because it was an easy place to go to.
children book hands
When I was a child I devoured every book I could get my hands on. I loved losing myself in colourful and dramatic stories - and my absolute favourite was 'Charlie And The Chocolate Factory.' Everything about it electrified me, and when I re-read Roald Dahl's books as an adult it surprised me.
children different unusual
As children we recognized that we belonged to an unusual, even exceptional, family, but the effect was different on each of us. David Rockefeller
children cities people
One of the things people are fleeing when they leave the city is the need either to reject people who are less well educated than themselves, or to accept them with all that implies for their children's education and future placement in the society. David Riesman
children cities doctors
The children themselves, before they get access to a car, are captives of their suburb, save for those families where the housewives surrender continuity in their own lives to chauffeur their children to lessons, doctors, and other services that could be reached via public transport in the city.
children memories grandmother
Originally the structure was . . . a modern narrator who would appear intermittently and talk about his memories of his grandmother, which would then be juxtaposed against scenes from the past. But the stories from the past were always more interesting that the things in the present. I find this almost endemic to modern plays that veer between past and present. . . . So as we've gone on developing GOLDEN CHILD, the scenes from the past have become more dominant, and all that remains of the present are these two little bookends that frame the action. David Henry Hwang
may novelty triviality
The premonition of death may for many be a stimulus to novelty of experience: the imminence of death serves to sweep away the inessential preoccupations for those who do not flee from the thought of death into triviality.
may lows produce
As the revenue of the farmer is realized in raw produce, or in the value of raw produce, he is interested, as well as the landlord, in its high exchangeable value, but a low price of produce may be compensated to him by a great additional quantity. David Ricardo
may bills made
I may have invented Control-Alt-Delete, but Bill Gates made it famous David Bradley
may next assumption
Beware of assumptions that seem "obvious" in one decade. They may become quaint in the next. David Brin
may my-family
I may not always be offered work, but I'll always have my family. Audrey Hepburn
may devotion dies
I may die of earthly love, or of devotion. Arthur Rimbaud
may sound creation
It may sound affected - but it is the act of creation itself, and it is equally exhilarating whether one is working on a teaspoon or a national bank. Arne Jacobsen
may arches gaelic
There is an oath upon her," he said to Arch, and I realized dimly that he was still speaking in Gaelic, though I understood him clearly. "She may not kill, save it is for mercy or her life. It is myself who kills for her. Diana Gabaldon
may obstacles financial
Happiness may be difficult to obtain. The obstacles are not primarily financial. Alain de Botton
firsts baths tubs
A bath tub, apparently, was the first thing I wanted to be. David Duchovny
firsts facts craftsman
First of all, I'd like to say here the fact that I'm not naturally a craftsman has made me work very hard. Beatrice Wood
firsts kind lifetime
Yeah, I'm very impressed with Lifetime, this is the first time I've worked with them. I really like the kind of programming that they're into, so I'm hoping that I will. Beau Bridges
firsts transition publishing
I like businesses in transition, first of all. If ever there were a business in transition, it is publishing. Barry Diller
firsts behavior figures
Which, the first meeting with anybody is, you know, everybody is on their best behavior. It's only after you get to know them for a while that you figure out. Arthur Rock
firsts facts certain
I do not feel certain until I have confronted my initial solution with other solutions - although in fact the first solution often proves to be the right one.
firsts unexpected planning
A first-rate organizer is never in a hurry. He is never late. He always keeps up his sleeve a margin for the unexpected. Arnold Bennett
firsts god-first put-god-first
Put God first in everything you do. Denzel Washington
firsts steps favourite
The first step toward success will be the biggest one. Denis Waitley