“Until I was four years old I lived in the house of my paternal grandfather, about two miles from the pretty little village of Wallace, at the mouth of the river of that name.” YearsLittlesTwoHouseNamesFourMouthsRiversMilesVillageFour YearsGrandfather Book:The reminiscences of an astronomer Source: The reminiscences of an astronomer
“I've been writing about my boyhood, when I was a little kid back on my grandfather's farm where we didn't know about black widow spiders or all that stuff. But writing about that is so easy.” KnowsWritingLittlesKidsEasyStuffBlackFarmsGrandfatherLittle KidSpidersMy GrandfatherWidowsBoyhoodBlack Widow Author:Kary Mullis
“When I was a little kid - and even still - I loved magic tricks. When I saw how movies got made - at least had a glimpse when I went on the Universal Studios tour with my grandfather, I remember feeling like this was another means by which I could do magic.” MeanLittlesMadeStillsFeelingsKidsRememberSawsMagicUniversalStudiosTricksGrandfatherGlimpseLittle KidMy GrandfatherMagic TricksUniversal Studios Author:J. J. Abrams