I knew from an early age that people didn't see the different sides of me. I formulated a kind of bi-cultural identity quite early, and I was always very comfortable with it, but I knew people didn't quite see that. Gurinder Chadha agecomfortablecultural share on social
I think God just died of old age. And, when I realized that he wasn't any more, it didn't shock me. It seemed natural and right! Frances Farmer agediegod Change image and share on social
If there is any message in the 'Wimpy Kid' books, it is that reading can be and should be fun. As an adult reader, when I see an obvious moral lesson to be taught, I run in the other direction... Kids can sniff out an adult agenda from an early age. I'm writing for entertainment, not to impress literary judges. Jeff Kinney adultageagendum share on social
Youth is in a grand flush, like the hot days of ending summer; and pleasant dreams thrall your spirit, like the smoky atmosphere that bathes the landscape of an August day. Donald G. Mitchell atmosphereaugustbathe Change image and share on social
Over the years, I had something in principle against autobiographical writing altogether because memory plays tricks on us, and we also tend to reinvent ourselves. But there comes an age when one begins to observe life, and there are things that need time to mature, also in terms of literary form. Gunter Grass agealtogetherautobiographical share on social
From a young age I was obsessed with the mysterious, the esoteric, the paranormal. Drummond Money-Coutts ageesotericmysterious Change image and share on social
My first book, 'The Age of Wire and String,' came out in 1995, and it was hardly reviewed at all. Ben Marcus agebookreview Change image and share on social
My attitude is that if anybody of any age wants to read a book, let them, but I do think that no child would want to read 'Boneland.' Alan Garner ageattitudeboneland Change image and share on social
I was taught from a young age that I had to serve, so that turned into me thinking I had to save the planet. Alanis Morissette ageplanetsave Change image and share on social
I do always want to be creating something; I can't help it. I don't know why that is, but I'm certainly not gonna knock it now, at the age of 36. It seems to be working. Alison Mosshart agecreategonna Change image and share on social