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Michael Cadnum Quotes

When I write from the point of view of a child or a young person, I am trying to tell the truth as an adult voice sometimes cannot. We are so often wrapped in the garment of trying to reassure ourselves that we are not afraid.

Michael Cadnum

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: poet
Nationality: american
Birth: 1949

Topics

Truth I Am Child Voice View Trying

I was Renee Zellweger's fat doppelganger. If she ever played in a movie where she needed to be fat, apparently I could be her stunt double.

Jewel

Fat She Double Her Where Stunt

Control, like curiosity, can be an exterminator.

Melvyn Bragg

Control Curiosity Like

I think it's a lovely idea, but it will not pass the Congress. I live in a world of realities. The policy of our country is that we can drill our way to independence. I think that's a march to folly.

Anna Eshoo

Live World Think Independence Way

I've been playing tennis, and just whatever sport is in front of me I will do.

Jeanne Tripplehorn

Me Will Tennis Whatever Playing

I've never met a murderer as far as I know. I would hate to.

Ruth Rendell

Hate Know Never Would Far Met

Those of us who write spend our entire lives in an endless English class.

Joss Whedon

Class Write Us English Who Our

I find people interesting. People trying hard are interesting. People with a passion are interesting - whether it's old cars or taxidermy or knitting.

Clare Balding

Passion People Interesting Trying

I've always said, since I got to know him and wrote about him, that he's the generation he least appeals to is his own and I think in many ways he was born middle-aged and that's become apparent in recent years.

Anthony Holden

Think Generation Born Know Said Him

I'm an Obama supporter. And if you're an Obama supporter, that means you had a hard time during the Bush years.

Philip Roth

Time You Hard Years Means Had

Musicians make up for the copies of their songs that get pirated by performing live. I don't think there will be as many people showing up to hear me read as to hear Beyonce sing. We need to make sure piracy is dealt with effectively.

Scott Turow

Live People Me Think Musicians Will

The solo years have been more meaningful to the audiences than the Smiths years, but the press in England only write about me in relation to the Smiths era.

Morrissey

Me More Write Years Meaningful Solo

It's a friendly act to write a lighthearted book.

Lydia Millet

Book Write Act Friendly Lighthearted