Ryan North Quotes

There's a difference between children's literature and all-ages literature. One is written expressly for children. The other is written for everyone, including children. And the difference usually manifests in not talking down to kids.

Ryan North

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: canadian
  • Birth: October 20, 1980

Topics

ChildrenLiteratureTalkingDown

You cannot force a child to use their limbs if they're in pain.

Jesse White

PainChildYouForceCannotUse

I was promoted associate professor in early 1970 and full professor in October of the same year. I spent the two spring semesters of 1972 and 1974 as visiting professor at Harvard University, giving lectures and directing a research project.

Jean-Marie Lehn

SpringResearchGivingYearEarly

The applause is a celebration not only of the actors but also of the audience. It constitutes a shared moment of delight.

John Polanyi

MomentCelebrationAudienceDelight

I first paid attention to fashion when I was around 15, but I don't really care much about it these days.

Suga

FashionCareAttentionFirstDays

What a thrill it is to have my writing recognized by an institution as admirable and vital as the National Endowment for the Arts.

Dean Bakopoulos

WritingInstitutionArtsThrill

I bury things in the back of my mind I don't really want to deal with.

Ashton Sanders

MindBackWantThingsDealReally

It was nice doing my own Joy Division book to be able to put forward the fact that Ian was actually quite a nice guy and very hardworking, ambitious and loyal. But the thing was, he was battling such a dreadful illness in an era when they really didn't know how to treat it.

Peter Hook

JoyBookTreatForwardDoingNice

I hope people remember me for the kind of person that I am, not because of what I do.

Sean Faris

HopeI AmPeopleMeRememberPerson

I think it is very important that you like yourself for who you are and not want to look like anyone else. You also have to understand, many people have had cosmetic surgeries in order to look the way they look. So why look like them when you can just look like you? And there is nothing wrong with looking like you.

Richard Simmons

YourselfPeopleLookingThinkLook

We are very happy to have Sachin as the Mumbai Indians Icon. I am sure the youngsters in the team will be delighted to have him around for guidance, and so would be the Mumbai Indians fans.

Nita Ambani

I AmHappyTeamWillMumbaiHim

Translating any insights I have for strangers' lives into positive action in my own has proved a challenge. While I've learned a lot about what everyone else is thinking, I fail miserably to use such knowledge in my private relationships.

Mariella Frostrup

PositiveKnowledgeChallengeAction

Italian culture is so deeply soaked in an appreciation of the good things in life.

Mariska Hargitay

LifeGoodCultureAppreciation

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