It feels presumptuous to think of writing for adults. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes adult felt presumptuous
I have a very vivid memory of the way my parents spoke, and the 50's that I grew up in are closer to the 20's, I think, than today in many, many ways. Gail Carson Levine closegrowmemory Change image and share on social
My interest in the theater led me to my first writing experience as an adult. My husband David wrote the music and lyrics and I wrote the book for a children's musical, 'Spacenapped' that was produced by a neighborhood theater in Brooklyn. Gail Carson Levine adultbookbrooklyn share on social
If a big person invests time in reading, kids learn reading is important, the child is important, words are important, stories are important. Gail Carson Levine bigchildimportant Change image and share on social
You do not want to talk to me on the phone. How do I know? Because I don't want to talk to you on the phone. Nothing personal, I just can't stand the thing. I find it intrusive and somehow presumptuous. It sounds off insolently whenever it chooses and expects me to drop whatever I'm doing and, well, engage. With others! Jeffrey Kluger choosedropengage share on social
My feeling for reality TV isn't ironic, guilty, or apologetic. Reality TV is one of the few remaining modes of popular entertainment in which characterization is permitted as plot. Andrea Seigel apologeticcharacterizationentertainment Change image and share on social
Acting is a masochistic form of exhibitionism. It is not quite the occupation of an adult. Laurence Olivier actadultexhibitionism Change image and share on social