Brian Selznick Sometimes, I have themes that interest me or that touch on larger issues but, really, I’m just trying to figure out the plot, or how the characters work. I’m trying to make the best story I possibly can. – Brian Selznick Characters Quotes Figure Quotes Issues Quotes Larger Quotes Plot Quotes Story Quotes Themes Quotes Touch Quotes I’ve always loved the wild rumpus in ‘Where the Wild Things Are’ by Maurice Sendak, because the words disappear, the pictures take up the whole page, and we move forward in the story by turning the pages. A lot of people who don’t write for kids think it’s easy, because they think kids aren’t as smart as they are, or that you have to dumb down what you would normally write for kids. But I think you have to work harder when you write for kids, to make sure every word is right, that it’s there for the right reason.
GreatMarlene DietrichMoney There is a gigantic difference between earning a great deal of money and being rich. – Marlene Dietrich
Shinji Kagawa Dortmund is like family to me, and I’m proud that they had not forgotten about me and welcomed me back. – Shinji Kagawa
Jimmy Garoppolo You never know when your time is going to come, if it’s going to come, so when it does, you have to take advantage of it. – Jimmy Garoppolo
Jessie J When I turned 25, something changed in me. I see children in my future 100%. Soon. I started thinking I want my kids to look back and say, ‘Wasn’t Mummy amazing?’ I’ve really started thinking about what I’m leaving for them. – Jessie J
Elizabeth Kapu'uwailani Lindsey My work is as an ethnographic rescuer: a conduit between past and future generations. The urgency of this effort cannot be overstated. – Elizabeth Kapu’uwailani Lindsey
Phoebe Waller-Bridge The element of surprise is the most important thing and what keeps me interested in writing. I can feel it if I’ve written that predictable or boring line, and I will carry that around with me all day. – Phoebe Waller-Bridge
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