Gail Carson Levine Quotes

As a child, I loved fairy tales because the story, the what-comes-next, is paramount. As an adult, I'm fascinated by their logic and illogic.

Gail Carson Levine

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: September 17, 1947

Topics

ChildStoryLovedLogicFairyAdult

I just love good movies. And not every movie you're going to end up in is always going to turn out right, but at least walk into it with the right intention.

Joel Edgerton

LoveGoodWalkEndYouIntention

Drawing must seek interest, not admiration. Because admiration wears quickly.

John Howe

DrawingSeekAdmirationInterest

It was the height of the Depression, and suddenly I am earning pots of money.

Ann Rutherford

DepressionMoneyI AmHeightEarning

It works better if your lead character is complex and interesting and not perfect.

Michael Hirst

CharacterNot PerfectBetterPerfect

Everybody who works for Amblin Television has to do five jobs.

Steven Spielberg

TelevisionFiveWhoEverybodyWorks

Poor Harper Seven Beckham, having to live with that name all her life. It's the Boy Named Sue syndrome; at the very least it will toughen her up.

Simon Hoggart

LifeLiveNameBoyWillPoor

I obsessively listened to all of James Lapine's shows as a child growing up in Cleveland and had every cast recording and every VHS tape of 'Into the Woods' and everything that James had done that I could get my hands on.

Rory O'Malley

ChildGrowing UpWoodsHandsGrowing

Walk around any shopping mall, and you will see stores and restaurants opened six months ago and are - that are now closing. In the life of a company, eight years is an eternity.

Ronald Kessler

LifeWalkShoppingYouNowClosing

You're going to be hearing a lot about one scrappy president.

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

YouPresidentHearingGoingAbout

Some people thought I was using my popularity as a singer to sell my first novel. For others, it was almost a sacrilege: a practitioner of a minor art daring to enter the field of high art.

Chico Buarque

ArtPeopleThoughtOthersSinger

Kauffman Fellows is not necessarily for people just entering the venture industry but for experienced VCs looking to accelerate their growth. The program is centered around established innovation leaders - if you are looking to grow and become a better investor, you should think about doing this program.

Brad Feld

GrowthInnovationPeopleLookingYou

Life has meaning only if one barters it day by day for something other than itself.

Antoine de Saint-Exupery

LifeDayMeaningSomethingOnly

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