Quote by Raina Telgemeier Download Open image ““But the more I focused on my interests, the more it brought out things I liked about myself”” — Raina Telgemeier ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.8 out of 5 (5 ratings) Copy quoteShare
“I could never rule out my own inability to focus on things that didn’t interest me.” — Meghan Ciana Doidge Copy Share Image
“Lots of time you don’t know what interests you most till you start talking about something that doesn’t interest you most.” — J.D. Salinger Copy Share Image
“Must interests be interesting? That is, must they be interesting to someone other than yourself?” — David Levithan Copy Share Image
“Rather than trying hard to be interesting and focusing on yourself, turn your attention to filling that need in others.” — Susan C. Young Copy Share Image
“If someone really interests you, you'll learn about them yourself.” — Richard North Patterson Copy Share Image
“He said I was learning to talk about my life more objectively so that it felt like a part of my life and not… — Heather Sellers Copy Share Image
“I have learned not to focus too much on what's yet to come... and instead, I concentrate on today.” — José N. Harris Copy Share Image
“Use what you really care about to make yourself passionate about how things turn out.” — David Niven Copy Share Image
“It is much easier to focus on what you like than on what you dislike.” — Raphael Zernoff Copy Share Image
When I sit down to begin penciling a page, most of the hard work for me is done. I can concentrate solely on my… — Raina Telgemeier Copy Share Image
I've always believed in working hard, and I'm grateful that people seem to connect with the kinds of stories I'm passionate about telling. — Raina Telgemeier Copy Share Image
“Weird...something happens when you smile at people. They smile back” — Raina Telgemeier Copy Share Image
Typically, a book is published and gets one season in the sun. Eventually, you write another book, and maybe your old books get a… — Raina Telgemeier Copy Share Image
New York is great for busy creative types. The city has a pulse that races, and you either keep up with it or you… — Raina Telgemeier Copy Share Image
All of the narration in 'Smile' is first-person. Most of the books that I grew up reading had first-person narrators for some reason. My… — Raina Telgemeier Copy Share Image
I know how long it takes me to draw a page, how long it takes me to complete a project, how long I can… — Raina Telgemeier Copy Share Image
I wanted to be into fashion, but I was never the kind of person who could keep up with fashion trends, and I could… — Raina Telgemeier Copy Share Image
I used to rely on black-and-white, and while I was working on 'Smile,' I learned to adapt to color on my end. — Raina Telgemeier Copy Share Image
I did keep detailed journals from about fifth grade on, and every so often as I was growing up, I would re-read them and… — Raina Telgemeier Copy Share Image