When I was young I was one of the second generation of black people in Holland. My father was the first. My mother was white, and living with a black man at that time and having a how-you-say half-caste boy is not easy. Ruud Gullit blackboycaste share on social
When I was young, I was rather attractive, and I thought that I would be a leading lady. I always thought of myself as a dramatic actress, but of course the opportunities for blacks weren't there at the time. Maidie Norman actressattractiveblack share on social
When I was young, I was reading anything and anything I could lay my hands on. I was a veracious-to-the-point-of-insane reader. Neil Gaiman handinsanelie Change image and share on social
When I was young, I was teased mercilessly by my classmates for being a redhead. I wasn't particularly well coordinated either, which made me a bit of a liability in P.E. Renee Olstead biteclassmatecoordinate Change image and share on social
When I was young, I was the kid who would call my dad from a slumber party to beg him to come pick me up. Kendall Jenner begcalldad Change image and share on social
When I was young, I was told that I had a sulky, pouty face. Maureen O'Hara facepoutysulky Change image and share on social
When I was young, I was told: 'You'll see, when you're fifty.' I am fifty and I haven't seen a thing. Erik Satie fiftytellthing Change image and share on social
When I was young, I was too slow. I thought I must learn to run fast by practicing to run fast, so I ran 100 meters fast 20 times. Then I came back, slow, slow, slow. Emil Zatopek backfastlearn Change image and share on social
When I was young, I was trained in stage fighting and rapier and dagger for several years. Suzanne Collins daggerfightrapier Change image and share on social
