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“I always tell people that if you get upset over what someone says, imagine him or her with a clown's nose on and you won't get so angry.”

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Bernie Glassman

Bernie Glassman is an American author born on January 18, 1939. His works primarily focus on Zen Buddhism and philosophy, which have been well-received by readers. more

“Sometimes you come to a fall and sometimes you come to white water. Your rowing has to adapt to the situation. You can't do the same stroke coming down a small stream as you would coming down Niagara Falls. Even if you're only rowing down a stream, different things happen: maybe the wind changes, maybe the current, and suddenly everything's different. So gently is really important. Don't power yourself or blast through; rock with the way things are.”

Ifs Way Important Different Sometimes Happens Fall Water White Situation Rocks Wind Currents Things Happen Streams Different Things Strokes Blast Rowing Niagara Niagara Falls White Water

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“I'm not sure we're presenting ourselves as real role models. I don't think literature has ever been a real place for role models.”

Thinking Real Literature Roles Models Not Sure Role Models Presenting

Author:Mac Barnett

“I read The Stinky Cheese Man as an adult. I missed that book when I was a kid. I grew up mostly with books bought at yard sales, picture books from the fifties to 1975, which is really a lucky thing.”

Men Book Kids Grew Lucky Grew Up Adults Cheese Yards Picture Books Stinky Yard Sale

Author:Mac Barnett

“I love those adult writers with the pranking ethos, [Don] DeLillo and [Donald] Barthelme and David Foster Wallace. I don't see any reason not to bring those kinds of influences to bear on books for children.”

Kind Children Book Reason Influence Bears Adults Ethos Children Book

Author:Mac Barnett

“It's a sort of patronizing idea that literature for children has to feature role models of exemplary behavior. I think not only is that bogus, but it leads to really boring books.”

Thinking Children Book Ideas Literature Roles Behavior Models Boring Features Role Models Exemplary Patronizing Boring Books

Author:Mac Barnett

“Kevin Cornell and I have worked together a bunch.”

Together Bunch Kevin

Author:Mac Barnett

“I think the trick of writing a good picture book manuscript is to leave that space for illustration. An illustrated novel can do the same thing.”

Thinking Writing Book Can Do Space Novel Tricks Manuscripts Illustration Picture Books

Author:Mac Barnett

“Pranking is a great way to indicate the underlying absurdities of the world.”

World Way Absurdity

Author:Mac Barnett

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