Brian Selznick Quotes

The orphan in children's literature allows the child protagonist to move the story forward themselves. I think that, however happy a family, every intelligent child thinks: 'How did I come to be born to these parents?' - it is about finding your place in the world.

Brian Selznick

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: artist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: July 14, 1966

Topics

FamilyChildrenHappyChildParents

Landmines are different from other conventional weapons. When a war is over, the landmines stay in the ground and continue to kill - for decades.

Jody Williams

WarOverGroundStayDifferent

I'm an actress, I live in L.A., I work in Hollywood. But I've learned that if you're too skinny, they'll say something about it. If you're not skinny enough, they'll say something about it. I just try to feel good in my own skin as much as I can.

Jennifer Love Hewitt

WorkGoodLiveFeel GoodEnoughYou

Well, the U.S. is running a current account deficit; we are creating lots of investment opportunities in the United States that exceed our own domestic savings rates, so the issue here is to encourage higher savings rates in the United States.

John W. Snow

OpportunitiesCreatingInvestmentOwn

I studied homeopathy for years and years. Herbs and all kinds of acupuncture, acupressure, alternative medicine. I think it's just better to treat the whole person.

Sissy Spacek

TreatMedicineThinkBetterPerson

There's just no concept of layering a thick-sleeved sweater under a coat in L.A. A coat is more of a gesture than a necessity. You know, in case the temperature goes down to 55 degrees.

Sloane Crosley

YouDownKnowSweaterMoreCoat

Over the years, I've given myself a thousand reasons to keep running, but it always comes back to where it started. It comes down to self-satisfaction and a sense of achievement.

Steve Prefontaine

MyselfAchievementBackDownOver

I have always loved to skate, and that is all I wanted to do. Having my whole, entire career taken away from me by somebody else - not losing it myself - I do have blame, but when somebody takes your whole, entire life away from you, and you don't know what to do, it's like you're lost.

Tonya Harding

LifeMyselfLosingMeBlameLoved

Getting information off the Internet is like taking a drink from a fire hydrant.

Mitch Kapor

TechnologyFireInternetInformation

I thought that my life would be spent working in a bookstore, teaching community college, and making music in my spare time that no one would be willing to listen to.

Moby

LifeMusicCommunityTimeCollege

I wrote a novel called 'Blonde,' which is about Norma Jean Baker, who becomes Marilyn Monroe, which I called a fictitious biography. That uses the material as if it were myth - that Marilyn Monroe is like this mythical figure in our culture.

Joyce Carol Oates

CultureBlondeBiographyMythBaker

One day I said to my dad, 'Are you disappointed that I'm working a minimum-wage job and I didn't go to college?' I'll never forget his response. He said, 'It's not about how much money you make or what your job is, but it's more about your character. For that, I'm proud of you.'

Josh Dun

CharacterMoneyDayJobCollegeYou

I really think one of the most extraordinary things in the world is the amount of noise a child can make.

Joseph Pulitzer

ChildWorldThinkExtraordinaryMost

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