Jane Cleland famous quotes

I think we all make our own families, whether they're comprised of blood relations or friends. Some people are lucky and love their families. Others aren't. But whom we spend time with is always a choice. Including our pets.
-- Jane Cleland

#Thinking #Blood #People

I encourage people to read by encouraging them to read whatever they want.
-- Jane Cleland

#People #Want

While the cast of characters stays the same, I always try to add in new information so readers get to know the people they care about better with each story.
-- Jane Cleland

#Character #People #Trying

Actually, the first thing I do is choose the antique that will be featured in each book. I try to find unusual objects with great stories. I am fascinated by the stories.
-- Jane Cleland

#Book #Trying #Antiques

While I hear from readers all the time that they love learning new things, I never want to do an "info-dump." Boring! I try to include enticing details and skip all the rest.
-- Jane Cleland

#Trying #Details #Want

I love Christmas! I'm not religious, but I love the trappings of the season. I love the decorations, and the music, and Santa, and the festive food, and the cinnamon- and vanilla-infused aromas.
-- Jane Cleland

#Religious #Christmas Love #Santa

The trick is to get people to read anything, to engender the love of reading. Once you can read, you can teach yourself anything. Librarians are key, I think. They hold the power to empower.
-- Jane Cleland

#Reading #Thinking #Keys

Before one can walk as Christ walked, and talk as He talked, he must first begin to think as Christ thought.

Americans think the only funny Brits are John Cleese, Benny Hill and whoever makes our toothpaste. They're not laughing with us, they are laughing at us.

Here is Edward Bear, coming downstairs now, bump, bump, bump, on the back of his head, behind Christopher Robin. It is, as far as he knows, the only way of coming downstairs, but sometimes he feels that there really is another way, if only he could stop bumping for a moment and think of it. And then he feels that perhaps there isn't.

I think I feel rather differently about sympathy to what seems the normal view. I like just to feel it is there, but not always expressed.

I say 'cuz' around Bloods, and I say 'blood' around Crips...I'm twisted. Got Mary, got Lucy, got Molly: that's wifey, girlfriend and mistress.

Anyone who meets you and doesn't want to get to know you and be part of your life is stupid. I saw it when I was just a kid." "No. You thought I was a vampire and you wanted to be my friend so I wouldn't eat you." "Well, that too. But I found out soon enough you weren't a blood sucker and I still licked you.

In beloved Iraq, blood is flowing between brothers, in the shadow of an illegitimate foreign occupation, and abhorrent sectarianism threatens a civil war.

Facts are what pedantic, dull people have instead of opinions.

Once a leader delegates, he should show utmost confidence in the people he has entrusted.

I have known some quite good people who were unhappy, but never an interested person who was unhappy.