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Jean Fritz Quotes

When I lived in China, there were no libraries. My mother bought books for me, and they were mostly the classics. I read 'Peter Pan,' 'The Secret Garden,' the 'Rosemary' books, and Kipling's 'Just So' Stories was one of my favorites. No, I didn't read historical fiction. It didn't exist where I was growing up in China.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: american
Birth: November 16, 1915 - May 14, 2017

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Mother Me Growing Up Garden Growing

When we won the league championship, all the married guys on the club had to thank their wives for putting up with all the stress and strain all season. I had to thank all the single broads in New York.

Stress New York New Single Club Up

I'm not thinking when I'm writing, 'How's this going to read?' Or, 'What percentage of the audience is going to stay with me?' The thing itself is what gives me pleasure. Sometimes stuff just falls onto the page so beautifully and happily that it's deeply satisfying. It's selfish!

Me Writing Selfish Thinking Page

We never made attempts to say we were anybody's role model or the be-all-end-all of what people should look up to. We have always just been very open about the fact that we have difficulties and we are messed-up people, just as our fans are.

People Look Role Model Say Never Up

A good commander is benevolent and unconcerned with fame.

Good Fame Commander Benevolent

You're always just going to be who you are.

You Always Going Just Who

Anything humans can do in space, robots can do better.

Space Better Robots Anything Humans

When I meet pastors, I'm not like, 'Hey, you should go out there and be a rapper.' Because for so many of us, I think it would just pull us away from our congregations too much to be able to serve them like we should.

Think You Too Much Go Meet Rapper

There are people who would love to spend their last ten years, or five years, or whatever it is, on the surface of Mars.

Love People Ten Years Mars Whatever

This assumption that the blue collar crowd is not supposed to read it, or a farmer in his overalls is not to read poetry, seems to be dangerous if not tragic.

Blue Poetry Farmer Dangerous Crowd

I'm very inspired by the artfulness and soulfulness of the Russian people.

People Inspired Very Russian

The Civil Rights for Musicians Act is about economic justice for African American artists. It's about what's right. And it's about time.

Time Justice American Musicians Act

I did have a lucky thing going on there in my throat.

Lucky Going Did Throat Thing

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