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Jon Scieszka Quotes

I taught elementary school and painted apartments for ten years. Now I write full-time and never have to change a thing I write. Every book comes to me in a flash of inspiration and takes me about two seconds to finish. The longer books, like the 'Time Warp Trio' novels, take a little longer to write - more like four seconds.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: author
Nationality: american
Birth: September 8, 1954

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Change Time School Me Book Never

I seem to be drawn to these smaller forms, and I seem to be drawn to things that can be written and also read in one sitting.

Sitting Things Seem Read Smaller

I want to make things equal.

Andrew Breitbart

Want Equal Things Make

My work on happiness is the only thing I've ever done where I've heard people in the supermarket talking about it, for instance.

Work Happiness People Talking Done

Sometimes we see things as being black or white. Perhaps you have two categories of coworkers in your mind - the good ones and the bad ones. Or, maybe you look at each project as either a success or a failure. Recognize the shades of gray, rather than putting things in terms of all good or all bad.

Success Failure Good Mind Black You

You can't make yourself saved. This is very threatening to people, even Christians, because of what it seems to say about freedom.

Freedom Yourself People You Say

This country is in a crisis. And if you're fighting to save this country, if you're fighting to take this country back, it's not going to be sunshine and patriots. It's going to be people who want to fight. I mean, Andrew Breitbart was all about the fight.

Sunshine Fight People Fighting You

I didn't wish those tragedies upon the people who played them out. It was certainly tragic for them, but not for me. All of those things brought me to where I am. Without those things, I couldn't be who I am, I wouldn't be here.

I Am People Me Wish Without Out

Humans had run barefoot for millennia, and some still preferred doing so in the modern Stone Age of the mid-20th century, when the handful of people running for exercise often wore whatever they happened to have on at the moment of inspiration.

Age Moment People Doing Exercise

Retiring had nothing to do with love of the game. Nothing. It had to do with how I felt about myself. I needed the break.

Rolando McClain

Love Myself Game Nothing Break How

I think therapy interferes with the creative process. It takes off the edge.

Michael O'Donoghue

Creative Think Process Edge Therapy

Reading is a basic tool in the living of a good life.

Life Good Reading Good Life Living

Thinking good thoughts is not enough, doing good deeds is not enough, seeing others follow your good examples is enough.

Good Thoughts Thinking Doing Enough

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