Judith Viorst Quotes

My favorite was 'The Secret Garden'. I loved it, and I think it's had a big influence on all of my characters. 'The Secret Garden' is about transgressions and imperfect people.

Judith Viorst

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: February 2, 1932

Topics

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The woods were a boon; all too often, the forest offered danger and mystery. Yet it could be liberating. If you entered that wild place on its own terms, you might be accorded wisdom.

John Burnside

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The focus around Circle China is really cross-border payments. If I'm a parent in China and my son is studying at London Business School, I might want to send 500 RMB. I should be able to do that and have my child instantly receive it as pounds sterling, in the same way people do that with instant messages today.

Jeremy Allaire

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I'm a perfectionist - I could rewrite forever.

Jenna Bush

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If I hadn't been so outspoken, Jimmy Carter wouldn't have wanted me.

Andrew Young

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As a kid, the theatre always felt a bit like running away to join the circus.

Robert Sean Leonard

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As an actor, I think it is important you at least almost like the character that you're playing. Or can find a personal justification for the character as to why they're doing what they're doing.

John Hensley

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What is a kiss? Why this, as some approve: The sure, sweet cement, glue, and lime of love.

Robert Herrick

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I'm not really attracted to a big, jacked guy. I think that's a little excessive.

Stacy Keibler

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I'm one of those performers who has done just about everything except juggle, and I'm working on that.

Rita Moreno

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I think the first time I realised 'Downton Abbey' was a hit was when I was sitting in a tea shop in New York and the couple next to me were talking about 'Downton Abbey,' and then they recognised me.

Michelle Dockery

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My poor mum had a lot of problems with me around that time. I was young but I'd been working for years, so if she asked me to clean my room I'd say, 'You can't tell me what to do after I've worked a 12-hour day.' It gave me a power that no one that age should have.

Milla Jovovich

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Some people can sometimes really invade your space and kind of never leave you alone.

Julia Louis-Dreyfus

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