The second book, which was probably more from a professional standpoint - when I read Junot Díaz's Drown, I was like, Oh… — Matt de la Pena Copy Share Image
“The poor are always rich in children, and in the dirt and ditches of this street there are groups of them from… — Maxim Gorky Copy Share Image
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. — Eric Shinseki Copy Share Image
As I grew older and more mature, I've been able to move beyond the immediate response of violence to a projection of… — Wole Soyinka Copy Share Image
In like manner the effect of every action is measured by the depth of the sentiment from which it proceeds. The great… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
To harden the earth the rocks took charge: instantly they grew wings: the rocks that soared: the survivors flew up the lightning… — Pablo Neruda Copy Share Image
Where I grew up, surfing was a way for people to celebrate their love and respect for the ocean. — Tristan Prettyman Copy Share Image
Samuel Spade's jaw was long and bony, his chin a jutting v under the more flexible v of his mouth. His nostrils… — Dashiell Hammett Copy Share Image
I've been to New York a lot. I grew up in London but I'm from Chile originally. — Santiago Cabrera Copy Share Image
Feeling at peace, however fragilely, made it easy to slip into the visionary end of the dark-sight. The rose shadows said that… — Robin McKinley Copy Share Image
Because of fear, they made shelter and found food and grew things. For the same reason, weapons were stored, waiting. — Lois Lowry Copy Share Image
I grew up in a tough neighborhood where a lot of kids were older than me. The older kids decided to pick… — Bo Jackson Copy Share Image
Michael Sanchez and I grew up in New Jersey, not far from here, playing soccer together. When I was in high school,… — Andrew Shue Copy Share Image
I grew up in a small, strictly Catholic fishing village - the people there have a different attitude to life than those… — Catherine Zeta-Jones Copy Share Image
I grew up in Honolulu. It's not the ballet cultural mecca by any stretch of the imagination. People are much more familiar… — Joan Chen Copy Share Image
My father died when I was two years old. But my mother was quite capable. She raised three children with his war… — Giulio Andreotti Copy Share Image
When Michael Jackson, a poor black boy who grew up to be a rich, white woman, married Elvis Presley's daughter the Scientologist.… — Molly Ivins Copy Share Image
I grew up in Austria, and for me real comfort food is Wiener Schnitzel. Wiener Schnitzel and mashed potatoes because it reminds… — Wolfgang Puck Copy Share Image
If you came to my house and said, "Well, here's the new Katy Perry record," I would give it a listen, but… — John Seagall Copy Share Image
With all of its false assumptions and evil methods, communism grew as a protest against the hardships of the underprivileged. Communism in… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
When I was young, I grew up in a family of working-class people. Not just my parents, but my extended family, as… — Matt de la Pena Copy Share Image
