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The problem with people who live in a world of speeches and books and theories is they don't know how to fix things in the real world when they go wrong. They feign ignorance, blame others, and make another eloquent speech. Kathleen Troia McFarland
books good love wonderful
I love writing for young adults because they are such a wonderful audience, they are good readers, and they care about the books they read. Katherine Paterson
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Kerr-McGee has booked less than (1 trillion cubic feet of oil equivalent) as proven, which means we have the potential for a fivefold increase to existing proved reserves in this field alone. Dave Hager
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Kids and adults have a difference of opinion when it comes to what constitutes legitimate reading. Adults often push books that they loved as children, which, ironically, were often books that their parents weren't particularly keen on. Jeff Kinney
books cats cute forget garfield kid name pick says stop wrong
Kid books can get cute and a-d-o-r-a-b-l-e. Garfield says cute rots the intellect. Don't forget the name of the cat! You pick up cats the wrong way and they stop being adorable...they become Scratch.
book kim worried
Kim Beazley said my book would only be a two-day wonder, so he was not too worried about it, Mark Latham
books choice freedom key kids motivated reason
Kids say the No. 1 reason they don't read more is that they can't find books they like. Freedom of choice is a key to getting them motivated and excited. James Patterson
books knowledge load wisdom
Knowledge without wisdom is a load of books on the back an ass
books critical fiercely harry kids love potter
Kids are so fiercely opinionated, that if they love the Harry Potter books and they go see the movie, they'll be the first to say, 'That was wrong! They didn't get that right!' They're storytellers themselves. They're critics. They're going to have the critical opinion. Spike Jonze
writing character prejudice
It is always sad to write about prejudice, but sometimes when we see it being played out in the lives of fictional characters, we can recognize it in our own lives.
writing world fiction
The world that is in me is the only world I have by which to grasp the world outside and as I write fiction, it is the chart by which I must steer.
writing satanic television
Many of you already read my writings indicating that TV is the new god. There is a little thing I neglected to mention up until now, television is the major mainstream infiltration for the new satanic religion. Anton LaVey
writing form extensions
Form is never more than an extension of content. Robert Creeley
writing hopefully knows
Hopefully, I write what I don't know.
writing men thinking
I don’t think any man writing can worry about what the act of writing costs him, even though at times he is very aware of it.
writing play important
Writing is the same as music. It’s in how you phrase it, how you hold back the note, bend it, shape it, then release it. And what you don’t play is as important as what you do say.
writing school unique
We all start out with the same alphabet. We are all unique. Talent is not the most important thing --- discipline and dedication are. Craft can be learned but desire and longing are innate. Despite the demands of school and just being young, try to write SOMETHING every day --- a description, a captured emotion, a simile, a metaphor. Read, for crying out loud! A writer must read the way a ball player must go to the ballfield every day to practice. Everything is possible in this world of ours--- and so's publication. Robert Cormier
writing intelligent thinking
I simply write with an intelligent reader in mind. I don't think about how old they are.
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I think it requires leadership from editors and senior broadcasters to try and turn that around and back off the position where we are opinionated first, and come round to the facts later, Andrew Marr
editors curious
Editors are licensed to be curious. William Zinsser
editors want strive
All writers should strive to deliver something fresh-something editors or readers won't know they want until they see it.
editors fame claims
My only claim to fame, if I have one, is that I'm an editor. Woody Herman
editors news world
I was the editor of the News of the World; I was the editor of the Sun and chief executive. Rebekah Brooks
editors needs female
In a highly competitive newspaper market, every editor needs to appeal to female readers to boost their circulation.
editors needs peril
When both my editors say 'This is really bad, you need to change this,' I ignore that at my peril. Robin Hobb
editors brainstorming
I do a lot of brainstorming with my editors. Sara Shepard
editors want might
As a cartoonist I do what I find funny. As an editor I have a broader approach realizing that humor is inherently subjective and I don't want my preferences to rule out what others might like.