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Mark Haddon Quotes

Young readers have to be entertained. No child reads fiction because they think it's going to make them a better person.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Child Better Person Think Better

I've always loved TV very much, and as a child I was so religious with it, but now it's more when it fits in.

Child Loved Now More Always Much

I know what I like and what I want, and I can sit and enjoy every 10 minutes that go by. And truly enjoy it.

Enjoy I Can Go Know Want Sit

I'm not such a huge hater of anti-aging things because when I put makeup on, I look younger. You can brighten up your eyes and look more glamorous and more confident.

Eyes Makeup Confident You Look More

The industry has to learn how to do CEO succession well. If your definition of success is Intel or Microsoft or HP or IBM, that's not a good track record, and yet they are the most successful ones.

John T. Chambers

Success Good Learn Successful Well

Hillary Clinton has a strong and powerful voice regarding ending violence against women and girls.

Amanda Lindhout

Women Ending Voice Strong Powerful

You need a community to succeed. In the back of every book is an acknowledgments page full of all the people it took to get that writer to the book you're holding.

Community People Succeed Book You

It is an oftentimes dangerous world, and not all of the people in it are nice, sweet and benevolent. It is the nature of man to behave otherwise, and we must find leaders who can show us a better way and still maintains a balanced view.

Nature Man People Sweet World View

I always have trouble with titles for my books. I usually have no title until the editor has to present the book and calls me frantically, 'Judy, we need a title.'

Me Book Present Trouble Need Always

A 'serious' scientist in 1992 or 1993 had to admit the possibility that planets were really rare, that most stars might not have planets. We've gone from there to here - where most stars have planets.

Stars Admit Serious Rare Gone Here

Once men are caught up in an event, they cease to be afraid. Only the unknown frightens men.

Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Men Unknown Afraid Up Event Caught

It is the direction and not the magnitude which is to be taken into consideration.

Direction Consideration Taken Which

I only have an awareness of what I'm trying to achieve as an actor and what my job as the character is to service.

Character Service Job Trying Achieve

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