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Beverly Cleary Quotes

I was a great reader of fairy tales. I tried to read the entire fairy tale section of the library.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: author
Nationality: american
Birth: April 12, 1916

Topics

Great Library Fairy Tale Fairy Tried

I never control a film. The film controls me.

Me Control Never Film Controls

I don't even like to show midriff - it's my characters who are always showing midriff.

Always Show Who Like Even Showing

I want to play for years.

Play Want Years

I've long been interested in the tale-within-a-tale phenomenon. I'm familiar with many tales which use this framework or the device of many people in one place, telling their stories, or multiple storytellers commenting on each others' stories with their own.

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

People Long Place Others Own Been

You know, you can make a small mistake in language or etiquette in Britain, or you could when I was younger, and really be made to feel it, and it's the flick of a lash, but it would sting, and especially at school where there's not much privacy, and so on. You could, yes, undoubtedly be made to feel crushed.

Christopher Hitchens

School Mistake Small Language You

I'm a sucker for a screwed-up protagonist. We all have issues.

Issues Sucker Protagonist Screwed-Up

What I always say is that money doesn't have colour. It doesn't matter whether you are from Africa or anywhere in the world. The colour of money is the same.

Money World You Say Africa Matter

Every director I've ever admired has a beard.

Beard Director Every Admired Ever

When I listen to a record, or when I'm making a record, I listen to everything. I listen to the drums, the bass, the voice, the arrangement. I listen to the whole piece as an ensemble.

Voice Listen Everything Bass Drums

Having that music around us all the time, it was so inspiring. But at the same time, I was a kid. I didn't pay attention to any of it. I'd get on the drums and hit them a few times, and then go outside and play.

Music Time Attention Play Go Kid

On the first album I was saying, that's just one part of me. And then I was thinking, well, am I going to hide the rest of me now just because I'm afraid of something? No. I'm just going to be myself.

Myself Me Saying Rest Thinking Hide

I've learned that you learn best by modeling. If you want people to learn, do it!

Best People Learn You Modeling Want

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