"I still pinch meself when I wake up……" — Brian Jacques
"I still pinch meself when I wake up of a morning...Who ever thought I'd be a children's author -- let alone a best-selling children's author? I feel I should still be driving a truck, or (working as) a longshoreman."
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66 Quotes by Brian Jacques
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Knowledge is a thing that one cannot have enough of. It is the fruit of wisdom, to be eaten carefully…
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My values are not based on violence. My values are based on courage, which you see time and time again…
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A mouse is small and can go unnoticed: but there is no limit to what a brave heart and a…
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A wounded heart will heal in time, and when it does, the memory and love of our lost ones is…
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Courage is the moment when an ordinary being becomes an extraordinary being.
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Kids are more drawn to animal characters than human.
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The advice I continually give to young writers is this, "Learn to paint pictures with words." Not just once upon…
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I enjoy walking my dog and completing crossword puzzles.
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I sometimes think it ironic for an ex-seaman, longshoreman, truck driver, policeman, bus driver, etc... to find success writing children's…
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Sometimes, I get ideas from dreams. Often, my stories are based on adventures that I, or my friends, have actually…
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I wanted to write something visual that I could read to the children. This was when I created the idea…
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I wrote about a bird that cleaned a crocodile's teeth. The story was so good that my teacher could not…
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I hate cameras. They interfere, they're always in the way. I wish: if I could work with my eyes alone.
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We neither laugh alone, nor weep alone, why then should we pray alone?
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