“In the field of fantastic fiction, the question of world-building is not uncontroversial. But I grew up with 'Dungeons and Dragons,' so that whole world-building thing is very close to my heart.” WorldHeartWholeFictionFieldsBuildingGrewMy HeartGrew UpWhole WorldFantasticDragonsDungeonsDungeons And DragonsBuilding ThingsClose To My Heart Author:China Mieville
“What happened to me is that as I grew up, I found that I was smart. My mother had insisted on that you see. Oh, but I loved to play ball. I loved the physical aspect. So you have one leg in one field, and one leg in the other and you're nowhere.” PlayMotherFoundHappenedFieldsGrewGrew UpSmartAspectBallsLegs Author:Alexander Lowen
“I grew up an athlete. Track and field and dance. In track, I actually went to the Junior Olympics. I've always been very athletic.” FieldsGrewGrew UpAthleteTrackOlympicsAthleticJuniorsTrack And FieldElise Author:Kimberly Elise
“There are certain kinds of people who write science fiction. I think a lot of us married late. A lot of us are mama's boys. I lived at home until I was 27. But most of the writers I know in any field, especially science fiction, grew up late. They're so interested in doing what they do and in their science, they don't think about other things.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWritingKindHomeCertainFictionBoysFieldsGrewLateMarriedGrew UpScience FictionMamaMama's Boy Author:Ray Bradbury
“There is a double-standard between men and women. My father was a major league baseball player, and I grew up thinking I could have the same attitude on the field that he did. When I did that in real life, people thought I was a total bi-atch.” PeopleThinkingMenRealFatherAttitudePlayerFieldsGrewMajorsGrew UpStandardsMen And WomenBaseballReal LifeLeagueBaseball PlayerDouble StandardMajor LeagueMajor League Baseball Author:Katie Uhlaender
“I grew up as a part of the team that helped to field M-1s and M-60-A3s to the army back in 1980s.” TeamFieldsGrewGrew UpArmy Author:Eric Shinseki
“Soccer is what I grew up doing - it's my passion, and I'm way more comfortable on the field in my soccer cleats.” WayPassionFieldsGrewComfortableGrew UpSoccerMy PassionCleats Author:Alex Morgan
“I grew up on basketball, volleyball, that sort of thing. For me, track and field was a whole 'nother beast.” WholeFieldsGrewBasketballGrew UpTrackBeastVolleyballTrack And Field Author:Stephan James
“I grew up reading crime fiction mysteries, true crime - a lot of true crime - and it is traditionally a male dominated field from the outside, but from the inside what we know, those of us who read it, is that women buy the most crime fiction, they are by far the biggest readers of true crime, and there's a voracious appetite among women for these stories, and I know I feel it - since I was quite small I wanted to go to those dark places.” KnowsFeelsStoriesWantedReadingDarkFictionMysteryCrimeFieldsGrewReaderGrew UpMalesAppetiteCrime FictionDark Places Author:Megan Abbott
“I grew up driving old pickup trucks on the ranch with my dad, and I still always find myself driving like I'm out in an open field, except I'm in LA on La Cienega in the middle of rush-hour traffic.” StillsHoursMiddleFieldsGrewDadGrew UpMy DadDrivingTrafficTruckPickupsRush HourOpen FieldsPickup Trucks Author:Amber Heard
“Whether it's exploring the woods around where I grew up, or even today exploring the coastal habitats and environments where I live in New England, or in a remote wilderness we're featuring in one of my series - I love to be in the field and I love to explore.” TodayEnvironmentFieldsGrewGrew UpEnglandSeriesWoodsWildernessExploringNew EnglandHabitatCoastal Author:Jeff Corwin
“Those of us who grew up in the '50s and '60s, we had the dream that this could be turned around, and the earth could be back in balance, and that we could level the playing field with men and women and pay, and you know, minority groups having equal opportunity. We just magically thought this was all going to happen: we were going to have clean food, and organic this, and conscious that, and it just didn't happen.” KnowsMenDreamHappensEarthOpportunityLevelsPayGroupsFieldsGrewBalanceEqualGrew UpConsciousMen And WomenCleanMinoritiesEqual OpportunityPlaying FieldsMinority Groups Author:Bonnie Raitt
“I'm a small town boy from a place not too different from Farmville. I grew up with a corn field in my backyard. My grandfather had emigrated to this country when he was about my son's age. My mom and dad built everything that matters in a small town in southern Indiana. They built a family and a good name and a business, and they raised a family.” DifferentCountryMatterAgeNamesBoysFieldsSonGrewMomDadGrew UpBuiltTownsRaisedMy MomMy SonSouthernGrandfatherSmall TownCornMy GrandfatherBackyardsIndianaMom And Dad Author:Mike Pence