But the first published thing I did was a detective story, detective novel, and I did that on my own. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes detective publish story
Passion, you see, can be destroyed by a doctor. It cannot be created. Peter Shaffer createdestroydoctor Change image and share on social
My actual childhood, as opposed to my adolescence, was not spent in London. Peter Shaffer actualadolescencechildhood Change image and share on social
Black Comedy is a farce that is played in the dark, as you know, with the lights full on. It's the Chinese convention of reversing light and dark, and exactly where anybody is at any given moment is the play. Peter Shaffer blackchinesecomedy share on social
I laugh at absurdity hardest, then stories, then observations, then bearded men on roller skates. T. J. Miller absurditybeardedhard Change image and share on social
I remember watching 'Colombo' a lot with my dad. That was one of the first detective shows I remember watching. And I remember my dad turning to me - my dad loves to turn to me and explain why things are funny. He used to do that with 'Seinfeld' all the time. He did it with 'Colombo', too, set the scene. Stephanie Beatriz colombodaddetective share on social
Many of Judy Blume's books - which I devoured when I was growing up and where I found characters that were believable because they were a lot like me - caused considerable consternation when they were first published, but now they're widely accepted as an essential part of the children's literary canon. Jeff Kinney acceptbelievableblume share on social