What I’m really addicted to is getting people to understand that if their kids aren’t competent readers coming out of middle school, it’s really going to be hard for them in high school. James Patterson Read Quote
How many different works of art have been inspired by ‘Don Quixote?’ Thousands. Most people enter the novel, for better or worse, through the musical the ‘Man Of La Mancha.’ Ilan Stavans Read Quote
In fiction, it’s a big challenge to keep the reader in one place for so long. Victor LaValle Read Quote
I was a very quiet child growing up. I always knew that I was funny – I just never put it to use. Spoken Reasons Read Quote
Most English houses, grand or small, nestle in an intimate pastoral setting. Nicholas Haslam Read Quote
Hermione uses all these big long tongue twister words. I don’t know what she’s going on about half the time! Emma Watson Read Quote
The high-grossing films are not all that interesting to me, I have to say. It’s not stuff I would want to be in. Yes, you would want the big paycheck, but that’s never really been my concern. Edie Falco Read Quote
For all the power of video and film, I am not giving up my pen. I am just much more likely to try to link essays to webcasts or videos. The best way for these two media to move forward, to inform and make change, is in tandem; together they are more than the sum of their parts. Naomi Wolf Read Quote
