"And so I write the way I myself would like the book to be â€“ if I were a child. I write for the child within me."

-- Astrid Lindgren

#Children Quotes #Book Quotes #Writing Quotes

“If you ask any ordinary reader which of Dickens's proletarian characters he can remember, the three he is almost certain to mention are Bill Sykes, Sam Weller and Mrs. Gamp. A burglar, a valet and a drunken midwife-not exactly a representative cross-section of the English working class.”
“The most important thing when ill is to never lose heart.”
“I had to go off the circuit twice to avoid him. I don't know what Rene Arnoux is doing in Formula One racing. He should be on the beach.”
“We are never angry because of what others say or do. It is our thinking that makes us angry.”
“We write by the light of every story we have ever read.”
“Smart people are a dime a dozen. What matters is the ability to think different... to think out of the box.”
“How we look - though it is superficial and immutable - has a huge impact on our lives.”

Source : "Looks aren't everything. Believe me, I'm a model". TED Talks, www.ted.com. October 2012.
“When the established members of academia start becoming vocal as to how poor your art is, then you know you're on to something.”

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