Walter Dean Myers Quotes

As a writer, I absorb stories, allow them to churn within my own head and heart - often for years - until I find a way of telling them that fits both my time and temperament.

Walter Dean Myers

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: August 12, 1937 - July 1, 2014

Topics

HeartTimeFindWayMy OwnHead

California is beautiful to look at, but you can't be a part of it like you can in Michigan.

Jennifer Granholm

BeautifulYouLookCaliforniaLike

I can only control what I can, which is what I'm able to do as an artist.

John David Washington

ControlArtistI CanOnlyAble

I am constantly trying to improve my playing and hope to get more and more mental strength. I think these are two of the success keys.

Ana Ivanovic

StrengthSuccessHopeI AmThink

I'm a big sucker for chocolate, and I love beer, but I can't drink it because it goes straight to my face like the Michelin Man.

Luke Hemsworth

LoveManBeerFaceChocolateDrink

When I began to write and used a typewriter, I went through three drafts of a book before showing it to an editor.

Judy Blume

BookThreeWriteThroughTypewriter

I hope I will always have the chance to play the violin.

Joshua Bell

HopeChancePlayWillViolinAlways

One works without thinking how to work.

Jasper Johns

WorkThinkingWithoutHowWorks

I am all for greening tall buildings, but I'm also very keen to note that greening a building doesn't cope with the problem of the tall building in the texture of the city.

Joseph Rykwert

I AmCityBuildingProblemBuildings

When you're young you think that you're going to sail into a lovely lake of quietude and peace. This is profoundly untrue.

Doris Lessing

PeaceSailThinkYouLakeYoung

Looking at faces of people, one gets the feeling there's a lot of work to be done.

Wole Soyinka

WorkPeopleLookingFeelingDone

I was on the set of 'Braveheart' and my mate says to me, 'Do you think this film will be any good?' And I really meant this, too, I told him 'Let me put it this way - It won't win any awards.' Cut to: five Oscars.

Peter Mullan

GoodMeWinThinkYouWay

Mexico was conquered more by manipulation of myth and archetype.

Norman Spinrad

MoreManipulationMexicoMyth

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