My writing works best when I remember that bookish child who adored reading and gear the work toward him. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes adore bookish child
The first time I can remember thinking that I would like to be a writer came in sixth grade, when our teacher Mrs. Crandall gave us an extended period of time to write a long story. I loved doing it. I started working seriously at becoming a writer when I was seventeen. Bruce Coville crandallextendgive share on social
When I go into schools to speak, I am not giving a speech - it's really a one-man show. I call it 'didactic standup.' Bruce Coville calldidacticgive Change image and share on social
Ideas are all around you - everything gives you ideas. But the real source is the part of your brain that dreams. Bruce Coville braindreamidea Change image and share on social
'Russian Ark,' I adore - I almost cried at the end of that film, it's so beautiful. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu adorearkbeautiful Change image and 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
For publicity purposes, everything gets simplified, and the fact that I wear glasses and am somewhat bookish makes me a geek. That's fine; there needs to be a shorthand, but there are important geek traits that I don't really share. Louis Theroux bookishfactfine share on social