It is most unlikely. But--here comes the big but--not impossible.
The books transported her into new worlds and introduced her to amazing people who lived exciting lives. She went on olden-day sailing ships with Joseph Conrad. She went to Africa with Ernest Hemingwa...
Grown ups are complicated creatures, full of quirks and secrets.
What sort of a book would you like to read next?" she asked.
My candle burns at both ends it will not last the night but arh my friends and oh my foes it gives a lovely light
Some people when they have taken too much and have been driven beyond the point of endurance, simply crumble and give up. There are others, though they are not many, who will for some reason always be...
The more risks you allow children to take, the better they learn to take care of themselves. If you never let them take any risks, then I believe they become very prone to injury. Boys should be allow...
I want an Oompa-Loompa!' screamed Veruca.
The act of copulation is like that of picking the nose. It's all right to be doing it yourself but it is a singularly unattractive spectacle for the onlooker.
Unless you have been to boarding-school when you are very young, it is absolutely impossible to appreciate the delights of living at home.
Don't gobblefunk around with words.
I have a passion for teaching kids to become readers, to become comfortable with a book, not daunted. Books shouldn't be daunting, they should be funny, exciting and wonderful; and learning to be a re...
It's a funny thing about mothers and fathers. Even when their own child is the most disgusting little blister you could ever imagine, they still think that he or she is wonderful.
You is getting nosier than a parker.
Two rights don't equal a left.
If you have good thoughts they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely.
A writer of fiction lives in fear. Each new day demands new ideas and he can never be sure whether he is going to come up with them or not.
Well, maybe it started that way. As a dream, but doesn’t everything. Those buildings. These lights. This whole city. Somebody had to dream about it first. And maybe that is what I did. I dreamed about...
It's impossible to make your eyes twinkle if you aren't feeling twinkly yourself
I think probably kindness is my number one attribute in a human being. I'll put it before any of the things like courage or bravery or generosity or anything else.Brian Sibley: Or brains even?Oh gosh,...