Samantha Shannon Quotes

I was not a rebellious teenager. I was a sit-in-your-room teenager.

Samantha Shannon

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: November 8, 1991

Topics

RebelliousTeenager

I feel incredibly awkward as a human being and incredibly teenaged still.

Andrew Garfield

FeelHumanHuman BeingBeingAwkward

I wear glasses and suits, so I guess I am an indie artist.

Stevie Jackson

I AmGlassesSuitsArtistWearAm

As a kid, this is what I wanted my life to be. Not in my wildest dreams did I ever dare to dream that it would be this.

Smokey Robinson

LifeDreamsMy LifeDreamDareKid

I went to church every Sunday and sang in the choir. But for all that the church gave me - for all that it represented belonging, love and community - it also shut its doors to me as a gay person. That experience left me with the lifelong desire to explore the power of religion to transform lives or destroy them.

Roger Ross Williams

LoveCommunityPowerExperienceMe

I know not what you believe of God, but I believe He gave yearnings and longings to be filled, and that He did not mean all our time should be devoted to feeding and clothing the body.

Lucy Stone

GodTimeBelieveYouBodyKnow

I love my work, apart from when it's driving me crazy. But I get to be interested in stuff and think like a filmmaker as I'm buzzing about the world and then see an opportunity to make a film, and then make it happen.

Lucy Walker

WorkLoveOpportunityMake It Happen

Music is such an incredibly affecting part of any movie-going experience, and it just... it shapes your whole experience.

Jason Bateman

MusicExperienceShapesWholeJust

I wanted to be a New York City firefighter. I didn't make it in, though.

Jon Favreau

New YorkCityNewMakeNew York City

I feel responsible; I feel I've got to do something that will leave the kids a place where they can live healthy, safe, productive, creative and prosperous lives.

Dennis Weaver

LiveCreativeFeelPlaceHealthy

I felt like I was chosen to play basketball when I was younger.

Chris Bosh

BasketballPlayChosenLikeYounger

The challenge of writing books for teenagers is walking the fine line between truth and what the publishers, parents, and the more conservative librarians want to hear.

Annette Curtis Klause

TruthChallengeParentsWritingWant

There's a tradition of public service in my family. I'm one of three boys that joined the military. My father was in the Peace Corps.

Phil Klay

FamilyFatherServicePeaceThree

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