"I still think most writers are just kids who refuse to grow up. We're still playing imaginary games, with our imaginary friends."

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Source : "Ian Rankin: 'I am, of course, a frustrated rock star'" by Euan Ferguson, www.theguardian.com. November 17, 2012.

Ian Rankin

#Growing Up Quotes #Kids Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“I don't chart out the life histories of the people I play. If I did, I'd be in trouble. I work with my heart and my head, and naturally emotions follow.”

Source : "Ernest Borgnine, rugged actor with range, dies", www.sfgate.com. July 8, 2012.
“My parents separated when I was eight. I grew up with my mom alone.”

Source : Interview with Nick Duerden, www.theguardian.com. July 15, 2011.
“More often than what you're suggesting, I find people are surprised that I have an urban side to me.”
“It's not a terrible thing that we feel fear when faced with the unknown. It is part of being alive, something we all share.”
“Like the turtle, you need to stick your neck out to make progress.”
“Dream is not that which you see while sleeping it is something that does not let you sleep.”
“There is no excuse for bad manners, except fast reflexes.”
“Blacks are about seven times more likely to live in neighborhoods of concentrated poverty than whites.”

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