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Malorie Blackman Quotes

In a television interview, I said that diversity in our children's books should include the adventures of disabled children, travellers and gipsies, LGBT teens, different cultures, classes, colours, religions. It shouldn't be a token gesture, nor do such stories need to be 'issue-based'.

Malorie Blackman

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: british
Birth: February 8, 1962

Topics

Children Diversity Television Said

When I was on the radio, I used to be able to go a lot farther than I can now. You don't really remember until you're on the radio again, sometimes in your old radio station and sitting with the guys you used to work with and you go, 'Oh yeah, I can't say these things anymore. I'm handcuffed.'

Work Remember You I Can Sometimes

I had, probably, a more challenging experience growing up than most middle-class chicks.

Experience Growing Up Growing More

Often, when I finish a film, I'll have that feeling inside me: 'I never want to do this ever again. I don't want to pretend anymore. I want to be myself and do that.'

Myself Me Feeling Want Never Finish

Maybe the body learns from dreams. Maybe the muscles, the neutrons, revitalize.

Dreams Body Muscles Maybe Learns

We speak about understanding each other, having those conversations nationwide - culturally, historically - and yet there's a lot of gaps. So I want to assist with closing the gap of knowing about and hearing about our Latino communities in terms of literature, in terms of writing.

Juan Felipe Herrera

Writing Speak Understanding Want

Being a movie star isn't easy. It requires a lot of commitment and sacrifice. Your career goes through extreme ups and downs. You are judged all the time. Great things are written about you, but at the same time, not-so-good things are also said. At times, things are said about you that are completely untrue, and people mostly try to pull you down.

Deepika Padukone

Great Time Commitment Sacrifice You

There is a battle between me and Lin Dan and Lee Chong Wei. We always do our best.

Best Me Battle Always Between Our

There's a lot of people out there who go through hard times, and they feel alone. They feel like nobody is there. But I'm in the same boat.

Alone People Boat Feel Nobody Go

I respect women but do not necessarily believe that women need to compete with men.

Women Respect Men Believe Need

There is absolutely nothing in this world that will provide more comfort and happiness than a testimony of the truth.

Thomas S. Monson

Happiness Truth World Comfort Will

Let him who expects one class of society to prosper in the highest degree, while the other is in distress, try whether one side; of the face can smile while the other is pinched.

Smile Society Face Class Try Him

I've written virtually as long as I've acted, it wasn't a sudden transition. I acted in my first play when I was 16 and I wrote my first play when I was 17.

Long Transition Play First Wrote

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