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Critics who treat adult as a term of approval, instead of as a merely descriptive term, cannot be adult themselves. To be concerned about being grown up, to admire the grown up because it is grown up, to blush at the suspicion of being childish; these things are the marks of childhood and adolescence. C. S. Lewis
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Literature is a textually transmitted disease, normally contracted in childhood. Jane Yolen
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The fundamental condition of childhood is powerlessness. Jane Smiley
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Childhood has its secrets and its mysteries; but who can tell or who can explain them! Max Muller
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As a matter of fact I had a terribly traumatic childhood. But afterward I sort of reraised myself. Michael Gruber
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From childhood on I have had the dream of life lived as a sacrament. . . . The dream implied taking life ritually as something holy. Bernard Berenson
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I don't want him growing up with me working two jobs. I don't want him to have a childhood like I did. I had a nasty childhood. Jennifer Anderson
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She was a legend in her time. The issue of childhood obesity seems so current now, but imagine what it was like in the 1960s when she sought funding for such studies. She had foresight into a growing problem.
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She is the first head of government in history to give a whole country its second childhood. Simon Hoggart
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A TV touchstone for me is 'The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd.' That series was whimsical and smart and had the mix of comedy and drama that I now trade in - but with a dash of magical realism. I wanted to be Molly Dodd, but more than that, I wanted to be Jay Tarses, who created the show. Jenji Kohan
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At some point in the past, it was decided that women in comedy are never supposed to be shown in an unflattering light. But in comedy, you need all of your tools to be funny. Melissa McCarthy
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Drama is played at the pace of chess... or billiards... or poker. Engrossing? Sure. But comedy is played at the jubilant, high-octane speed of sports like basketball or hockey. Mark Waters
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Sometimes, comedy and entertainment is not all about telling jokes; sometimes you just have to be you for a few moments. Ray William Johnson
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Romantic comedy has really evolved since that time when there used to be a lot of social conventions and all sorts of reasons why people couldn't be together, Reese Witherspoon
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It would be a half-hour comedy that would really showcase my personality so my fans could get to know me. And I'd love to keep working with ABC. Christy Romano
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The way to judge a good comedy is by how long it will last and have people talk about it. Now Congress had turned out some that have lived for years and people are still laughing about them. Will Rogers
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I'm a laugher and a lover of comedy. Brett Ratner
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Comedy will always be central to what I do, it's just an instinct for me, but I am a writer and always have been. Ben Elton