"Once I became an adult and started to pursue writing as a professional career, I realized my main characters were always young people. My stories naturally center around children and teenagers. I think it's because I have worked with youth for about twelve years. The pains and joys of adolescents are moments I witness on a daily basis, so their stories are always with me as I write."

-- Renee Watson

#Children Quotes #Pain Quotes #Teenager Quotes

“Being awesome really comes down to having confidence.”

Source : Jason Ellis (2014). “The Awesome Guide to Life: Get Fit, Get Laid, Get Your Sh*t Together”, p.11, Harper Collins
“The beauty of that June day was almost staggering. After the wet spring, everything that could turn green had outdone itself in greenness and everything that could even dream of blooming or blossoming was in bloom and blossom. The sunlight was a benediction. The breezes were so caressingly soft and intimate on the skin as to be embarrassing.”

Source : Dan Simmons (2009). “Drood”, p.755, Hachette UK
“Anyone who has worked with me knows that I am extremely action-oriented. I'm all about making things happen.”
“When the people find that they can vote themselves money that will herald the end of the republic.”
“I know I have this kind of teaching element in me, but I don't want to become a 'teacher of theater' because that would formalize something that I'd much rather keep casual.”
“They who live without Love are dead. / But the worst of all deaths is this -- / That the loving soul be cowardly toward Love; / For perfect Love is never cowardly, / But claims its rights, which it lacks.”
“I have no nerves, no emotion, no pressure.”

Source : "I have no nerves, no emotion, no pressure" by David Adam, www.theguardian.com. July 10, 2005.
“I don't think I went a year or so without a record between 1959 and 1979, sometimes two.”

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