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Oscar Wilde Quotes

Children begin by loving their parents; after a time they judge them; rarely, if ever, do they forgive them.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: dramatist
Nationality: irish
Birth: October 16, 1854 - November 30, 1900

Topics

Forgiveness Children Time Parents

I do a lot of writing on planes, actually. It's my time that I can just relax and have absolutely no distractions.

Jessica Lowndes

Time Relax Writing I Can Just

I'm as vain as the next person, but I've made so much fun of myself over the years, and that's very salutary as you grow older.

Myself Fun Grow You Person Over

I'm a passionate believer in revision, and a lot of my writing gets done during revision process. It isn't just tweaking: I tend to break it apart and remake it every time I do a new draft.

John Jeremiah Sullivan

Time Writing Process New Done Break

I'm a goal scorer, so I'm here to score goals, but at the end of the day, I want to help my team-mates reach something, so we are working hard.

Goals Day End Of The Day End Help

I served two tours in Iraq, in the Marine Corps.

Marine Corps Two Iraq Marine Served

It's hard for me to think of writing a novel, because it takes so long.

Me Writing Think Long Hard Because

Martha Washington. I think she's done herself a disservice in history with a little cap, you know? She looks like a namby-pamby little grandmotherly type, but she turned out to be a very strong woman.

History Woman Strong Think You Know

Some people seem to fade away but then when they are truly gone, it's like they didn't fade away at all.

People Fade Some People Seem Gone

Philly is more East Coast than Pittsburgh. It's closer to New Jersey and New York, so the vibe is way more fast-paced.

New York New Way More Jersey Vibe

Generally I draw every day just to keep my hand in. I draw while I'm sitting on the Tube or in restaurants. Just doodling things and people I see.

Day People Every Day Sitting Hand

I don't do any social media. I'm not on Facebook or Twitter. I'm just not interested.

Social Media Media Facebook Social

I had to fend for myself from the time I was 17 years old. I was a high-school dropout. I wasn't quite living on the streets, but I didn't have a lot of hope.

Hope Time Myself Living Old Streets

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