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My mother was a very difficult woman to please. She was the sort of woman who thought that if I were praised I would get above myself. Mem Fox difficultmotherpraise Change image and share on social
You're not lonely when you're teaching, you're not quiet, you're laughing most of the time, you're having a wonderful time interacting with young people. It's the best fun in the world. Mem Fox funinteractlaugh Change image and share on social
You experience other cultures to give you a kind of shock that makes you look at your own culture. You appreciate it more as a result of being out of it, but you also realise there are some things lacking in your culture. Mem Fox cultureexperiencegive share on social
As a young child my attention span was, as I remember it, rather short. Michael Morpurgo attentionchildremember Change image and share on social
Writing novels is largely about endurance and patience. I take a lot of breaks, hit walls, and go do something else while I think things through. But I do it every day, and I try to treat it as a job, something that is not dictated by whimsy or muses. Adam Mansbach breakdaydictate share on social