"A lot of times it's the child that sees something and not the grownup. I love that because, when readers get older, they start looking for the most important ideas in the story. They don't look at things in the same way anymore. Children haven't really learned to do that yet. They take all their great, intellectual skills, look at the full page, and appreciate all of the different things."

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Source : Source: www.teachingbooks.net

Jan Brett

#Children Quotes #Skills Quotes #Ideas Quotes

“You ever noticed how people who believe in Creationism look really un-evolved? You ever noticed that? Eyes real close together, eyebrow ridges, big furry hands and feet. "I believe God created me in one day". Yeah, looks like He rushed it”
“Never spit in front of women and children, and never insult the great state of Texas.”
“I was minding my own business, really, and then all of a sudden, Hollywood approached me.”
“My job is â€” I make socks. Thatâ€™s all I do. I donâ€™t necessarily care about theÂ show. I would rather film this â€” me doing what I do â€” than being around my family.”
“We are setting ourselves up for disappointment if our hope is built on anything less than Jesus.”

Source : Shane Claiborne, Tony Campolo (2012). “Red Letter Revolution: What If Jesus Really Meant What He Said?”, p.185, Thomas Nelson Inc
“If you're working on something and it's not coming together, it's easy to say, "I don't want to show this, until I've figured it out." But a lot of times you don't really solve the problems, and then you start getting into a bad situation because you don't have the time to fix it.”

Source : "New Again: Michelle Pfeiffer". Interview With Colleen Kelsey, Peter Stone, www.interviewmagazine.com. May 9, 2012.
“Everything I thought about acting and having a movie career has changed from what I thought when I started.”
“It's true that the pain makes people change”

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