Mark Haddon Quotes

Writing for children is bloody difficult; books for children are as complex as their adult counterparts, and they should therefore be accorded the same respect.

Mark Haddon

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: September 26, 1962

Topics

ChildrenRespectWritingDifficult

The collapse of Enron was devastating to tens of thousands of people and shook the public's confidence in corporate America.

Robert Mueller

ConfidencePeopleAmericaCorporate

When two drivers curse each other on the road, and one of them happens to be a Jew, you can't define that as anti-Semitism.

Jean-Marie Le Pen

RoadYouTwoCurseDefineHappens

When I was a child, kids used to make fun of me because I was blind. But I just became more curious, 'How can I climb this tree and get an apple for this girl?' That's what mattered to me.

Stevie Wonder

GirlTreeFunCuriousChildClimb

I'm a big Justin Bieber fan. I've been a Justin Bieber fan. I've been listening to his music. OG, you know. That's also my friend, too, so, you know. It's just one of those things. We've been supporting each other's music for a long, long, long time.

Tory Lanez

FriendMusicTimeListeningYouBig

I don't think we can have democracies that work where most of the people are not benefiting economically, where most of the people are worried about their job security.

Joseph Stiglitz

WorkJobPeopleThinkSecurityMost

You boil down your influences to a soup, and it all informs you.

Jordan Peele

SoupYouDownInfluencesYourBoil

Sometimes I go out disguised, but people still recognize me, so I find there is no point in even trying. It would be nice to get away from it, from time to time, but the fact is, there is no place on earth where I can go unrecognized.

Jonathan Davis

TimePeopleMeTryingFindEarth

The way that the robotics market is going to grow, at least in the home, is that we'll have a number of different special purpose robots.

Colin Angle

HomePurposeGrowRobotsWayGoing

It's a whole team of people working 24 hours around the clock to make me look like this.

Clay Aiken

PeopleMeTeamLookClockWorking

I am a dichotomy of tastes. I'm big on water, and I do a protein drink in the morning, but then I eat off the kids' menu after that. So, there's only like six foods I like. I like quesadillas. I like hamburgers. I like sushi. I like pizza, PB&J, or breakfast any time of the day.

Brad D. Smith

MorningTimeWaterDayBreakfast

I'm very competitive, but I know when not to be competitive. I know how to have fun, but I know when it's time to get serious. That makes things a lot easier.

Bryan Volpenhein

TimeFunHave FunSeriousKnowGet

One impulse from a vernal wood May teach you more of man, Of moral evil and of good, Than all the sages can.

William Wordsworth

GoodManEvilYouMoralWood

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