David Small Quotes

I've always been interested in a certain kind of sophistication in children's literature. I loved Roald Dahl; I loved the underlying nastiness of some of his - darkness of his tales.

David Small

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: February 12, 1945

Topics

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As a woman of a certain age - and really, ever since I hit puberty and my baby-making parts were suddenly subject to public debate - I've been told over and over again that I will 'change my mind' about not wanting kids.

Jen Kirkman

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I don't need to be reminded that I was on 'Friends.' I remember - some of it, anyway.

Matthew Perry

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When you're around kids you can be a little kid yourself and pretend that life is magic and you don't have to be one of those sweaty people going to work every day.

Amy Winehouse

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I hope I have helped to raise the profile of science and to show that physics is not a mystery but can be understood by ordinary people.

Stephen Hawking

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I know, in India, cricket is a religion, but I haven't had the time to follow it.

Shilpa Shinde

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Movie makers now choose profit over vision.

Shirley MacLaine

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It's a little dangerous for me to get outside myself and think about how I want people to see me.

Rosanne Cash

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I think the world is ambivalent about feminism. So I can't blame college students. I think they're reflecting the greater culture's attitude toward feminism. So what I can do is, in ways that are appropriate, advocate for feminism and help the students learn what feminism is about.

Roxane Gay

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I know Geno Atkins is a big anime fan. Cameron Jordan, Larry Warford, my boy Adam Gettis is a big anime fan.

Mike Daniels

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Classical heroes are usually much larger than life. They're not quite human beings. They're somehow larger than human scale.

Lloyd Alexander

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I was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, in Canada. I left when I was three. My parents went to Miami, and that's where I grew up.

Joshua Henry

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Honestly, I've been asking myself how it would feel to be Princess Leia since I was seven years old.

Claudia Gray

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