I am convinced that, except in a few extraordinary cases, one form or another of an unhappy childhood is essential to the… — Thornton Wilder Copy Share Image
Mice: What is the best early training for a writer? Y.C.: An unhappy childhood. — Ernest Hemingway Copy Share Image
They say that to be a writer you must first have an unhappy childhood. I don't know if unhappiness is necessary, but… — Cynthia Rylant Copy Share Image
(An unhappy childhood was not) an unsuitable preparation for my future, in that it demanded a constant wariness, the habit of observation,… — Rudyard Kipling Copy Share Image
“Redwing had read somewhere that one of his favourite writers, Ernest Hemingway, had been asked what was the best training for a… — Gregory Benford Copy Share Image
You're meant to have an unhappy childhood to be a writer, but there's a lot to be said for a very happy… — Emma Donoghue Copy Share Image
To be a social success, do not act pathetic, arrogant, or bored. Do not discuss your unhappy childhood, your visit to the… — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
Arthuriana has become a genre in itself, more like TV soap opera where people think they know the characters. All that's fair… — Michael Moorcock Copy Share Image
“The BFMSS [British False Memory Syndrome Society] The founder of the 'false memory' movement in Britain is an accused father. Two of… — Beatrix Campbell Copy Share Image
People who've had happy childhoods are wonderful, but they're bland... An unhappy childhood compels you to use your imagination to create a… — Sue Grafton Copy Share Image
I don't think I was awake for much of my childhood. I did a lot of napping. This might have been a… — Michael Ian Black Copy Share Image
“You’ve already said that,” Alex says. “Why should I go?” “You’re the only person I have,” I say. “And I want us… — Kaui Hart Hemmings Copy Share Image
People who've had very unhappy childhoods are pretty good at inventing themselves. If nobody invents you for yourself, nothing is left but… — John le Carre Copy Share Image
Communists are people who fancied that they had an unhappy childhood. — Gertrude Stein Copy Share Image
That is why we dread children, even if we love them. They show us the state of our decay. — Brian Aldiss Copy Share Image
A Message to Children Who Have Read This Book - When you grow up and have children of your own, do please… — Roald Dahl Copy Share Image
You're meant to have an unhappy childhood to be a writer, but there's a lot to be said for a very happy… — Emma Donoghue Copy Share Image
I haven't had the difficulties in my life that other people have had. I didn't have an unhappy childhood. — James Blunt Copy Share Image
