“I was eccentric, even as a kid. I was an early reader, an early talker. I was very curious in a way that maybe the other kids weren't. I was a little more outgoing.” WayLittlesKidsReaderCuriousEccentricTalkersOutgoing Author:Michael J. Fox
“The truth is, everything ultimately comes down to the relationship between the reader and the writer and the characters. Does or does not a character address moral being in a universal and important way? If it does, then it's literature.” IfsWayDoeImportantCharacterLiteratureMoralReaderTruth IsUniversalAddresses Author:Whitley Strieber
“When you're kept by a patron you don't have to duke it out in the media marketplace for dollars and for readers. In some ways that's a blessing because it takes a lot of pressure off you.” WayLiteratureMediaReaderBlessingPressureDollarsMarketplaceDukesPatron Author:David Talbot
“Readers have actually changed the way I've done things, changed the course of my career even, about four or five times. Just from reader feedback.” WayDoneCoursesCareersFiveFourChangedReaderThings ChangeFeedback Author:Debbie Macomber
“Teaching Plato in Palestine shows how philosophical thinking can illuminate important topics-in particular, the problem of finding ways to engage people with opposed ideologies in fruitful debate. The lively narratives, based on the author's experiences of working with various groups interested in using philosophical tools to clarify their thought and action, will engage a wide range of readers.” PeopleThinkingWayImportantShowsProblemActionGroupsTeachingParticularReaderFindingsToolsPhilosophicalVariousWideDebateIdeologyNarrativeRangeTopicsPlatoPalestineLivelyThoughts And ActionsPhilosophical Thinking Author:Gary Gutting
“The annual award of $5,000 goes to an author for a meritorious book published in the previous year for children or young adults. Scott O'Dell established this award to encourage other writers--particularly new authors--to focus on historical fiction. He hoped in this way to increase the interest of young readers in the historical background that has helped to shape their country and their world.” WorldWayYearsChildrenBookCountryYoungInterestFictionFocusReaderShapesAdultsIncreaseHistoricalYoung AdultBackgroundsAwardsHistorical FictionAnnualsDellPrevious Years Author:Scott O'Dell
“It is a little out of touch to presume that someone wants to follow your every observation and insight over the course of hundreds of pages without any sort of payoff. That's why writing isn't a one-way street. You have to give something back: an interesting plot, a surprise, a laugh, a moment of tenderness, a mystery for the reader to piece together.” WayWantGivingWritingLittlesMomentsTogetherCoursesInterestingLaughingPiecesMysteryStreetsReaderPagesSurpriseInsightObservationOne WayPlotTendernessPayoff Author:Christopher Bollen