I began as a journalist for my pocketbook and a poet for my soul. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes begin journalist pocketbook
I write to satisfy the story or poem or piece of fascinating research that speaks to me. To rub a sore, to resonate with joy, to answer a question no one else has satisfactorily answered for me. Jane Yolen answerfascinatejoy Change image and share on social
If a parent wants to talk about slavery or wants to talk about countries where bombs go off, they need to have a way - a setting - to have that conversation. And there are wonderful books out there for those kinds of conversations. Jane Yolen bombbookconversation share on social
I don't care whether the story is real or fantastical. I tell the story that needs to be told. Jane Yolen carefantasticalreal Change image and share on social
I'm always embarrassed by those rugby player autobiographies which get written by journalists. Peter Jackson autobiographyembarrassjournalist Change image and share on social
It is hardly surprising that women concentrate on the way they look instead of what is in their minds since not much has been put in their minds to begin with. Mary Shelley beginconcentratemind Change image and share on social
It is an unfortunate human failing that a full pocketbook often groans more loudly than an empty stomach. Franklin D. Roosevelt emptyfailfull Change image and share on social
