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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
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I was born in '74, so I missed out on all the great early '60s and early '70s. Alanis Morissette
born chose family military strong
I was born in a family with a strong military background, so I chose to be a soldier. Wang Jianlin
born god knew miss
I must admit, I was born to officiate; I was made to officiate. I miss it. I knew why I was doing it. God made me to umpire. Doug Harvey
born came cool coolest dad everybody ice kids parents
Ice Cube's the coolest dad. A lot of parents - a lot of kids do not think their parents are cool. Oh, no. My dad's cool... You know, I was born in 1991. That's when 'Boyz n the Hood' came out. So I've always see him on TV. I don't see everybody else's dad, you know. So I've always had a sense of, you know, he's cool. He's in the light. O'Shea Jackson, Jr.
born children definitely womb
I don't have to have a child come from my womb to have a connection. Children that are already born are beautiful to me. I can definitely be a mother to them. Tyra Banks
borne cannot crisis doubt economy elite entire face five indian involve last minutes music sacrifices solve symptom
The entire political elite has mismanaged the Indian economy for the last 50 years. You cannot solve a crisis that is borne as a symptom of mismanagement in just five minutes or in a week. It will involve significant sacrifices and pain, and I doubt that in India there is the political will to face the music. Marc Faber
born carpet magic
We're not born to be wild, but we want him to take us on a magic carpet ride. Danny Peitz
born creatively far speaking stuff unique
Man, I'll tell you as far as creatively speaking man, there is stuff that is unique and different about every person that is born into this world. Bubba Sparxxx
born limits man problems solve within
Man is not born to solve the problems of the universe, but to find out what he has to do... within the limits of his comprehension. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe