Wendelin Van Draanen Quotes

Part of my motivation for writing mysteries for young people is that I loved mysteries when I was growing up, and now that I'm on the creative end of things, I'm discovering that they're even more fun to write!

Wendelin Van Draanen

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: January 6, 1965

Topics

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If you ask 99.9 percent of parents who have children with autism if we'd rather have the measles versus autism, we'd sign up for the measles.

Jenny McCarthy

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Spike Lee really gave us a platform, men and women of color.

John David Washington

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I might feel a little bit empty, and it might get to me for a short time, but I'm hoping to keep my association with football and with broadcasting - I'm not retiring from everything; I'm retiring from the BBC. I'm certainly not going pipe and slippers.

John Motson

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Life is short. I'm 47 years old. I've got 10 years to go where I can be the best I can be. I want those 10 years to be precious, not like before, cranking two or three movies a year. I've made a ton of movies in my life, but so what?

Jean-Claude Van Damme

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Philosophers have not kept up with modern developments in science. Particularly physics.

Stephen Hawking

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In life you need to take a risk.

Stefano Gabbana

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Pretend inferiority and encourage his arrogance.

Sun Tzu

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As an actor just learning the craft, you literally do a scene with Jimmy Gandolfini, and you walk away a better actor.

Steven Van Zandt

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I'm not a media darling. I'm forever the outsider, for whatever the reason is.

Russell Peters

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If I ever end up on the worst-dressed list, it's not going to make me fall apart.

Chrissy Metz

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There is nothing wrong with dedication and goals, but if you focus on yourself, all the lights fade away and you become a fleeting moment in life.

Pete Maravich

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If I'm honest, I thought Westlife would keep going for longer than it did - we all did - but it sort of came to a natural end. When we decided we were going to split, I thought, 'If I'm going to sing, I'm going to have to do it solo.' Also, financially I was broke, so the decision was ultimately made for me.

Shane Filan

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