Avi
Avi
American author of young adult literature and winner of the Newbery Medal in 2003.
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionYoung Adult Author
Date of Birth23 December 1937
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
bores truth
The truth is I don't watch TV at all. It bores me.
written
It makes it harder to write if I watch a lot of television, because television is not like a written story.
elementary failed high poor science
In elementary school, I did well in science, but I was a poor writer. When I got to high school, I failed all my courses.
affection among author definitely detective enormous led raymond reader writers
I definitely have an affection for detective fiction, and when I first read Dashiell Hammett's 'The Maltese Falcon,' that book and its author made an enormous impression on me as a reader and a writer, and led me to other hard-boiled American writers like Raymond Chandler and Ross McDonald, among many.
teachers writer
I think you become a writer when you stop writing for yourself or your teachers and start thinking about readers.
took wrong
It's no secret, we took a lot of sh-- for Ang Lee's 'Hulk,' for all the wrong reasons,
ballots best last optical paper random several systems
I think that, you know, looking at all the systems that I've been studying over the last several years, that paper ballots with a precinct optical scan counters and random audits is the best system that we can have.
gaza jewish strip
All the Jewish residents of the Gaza Strip have been evacuated.
blew himself people street suicide
A suicide bomber blew himself up on the street before he could get on a bus. At least 10 people were wounded, two of them seriously.
assets continue despite due efforts equity exceeded funds global invested percent recent rising
Inflows to international equity funds in 2005 exceeded those to U.S. equity funds. Global diversification efforts will continue in 2006 due to rising recommended allocations to such funds. Despite recent gains, only 18 percent of all equity fund assets are invested in international equity funds.
arrogant coming company early fairly gets million obvious painful patent proves settle suing system though
The settlement is a win-win deal, though it is very painful for RIM, and it proves that our patent system is completely broken. NTP gets $612 million for coming up with a fairly obvious idea, patenting it and suing a company too arrogant to settle early on.
equity far funds matched
So far in 2005, inflows to international equity funds have matched those of U.S. equity funds.
adding character initially kept looks stan supposed
He'll be the mailman, ... It's interesting, because he looks the way it was drawn. Stan is a character ... initially he was supposed to say, 'Good morning, Mr. Richards,' and then he kept adding more words.
held
In any election, it's important that the public perceive that the election is held fairly.