#ay

For me, the wheelchair symbolizes disability in a way a cane does not. ↗

— Annette Funicello

#disability #does #me #symbolizes #way

MS is not really a degenerative illness. It is not fatal, nor is it always progressive. ↗

— Annette Funicello

#fatal #illness #ms #nor #progressive

I have always thought of Walt Disney as my second father. ↗

— Annette Funicello

#always #disney #father #i #second

I've always found Mr. Disney to be somewhat of a shy person, a kid at heart. ↗

— Annette Funicello

#disney #found #heart #i #kid

Mickey Mouse... is always there-he's part of my life. That really is something not everyone can call their claim to fame. ↗

— Annette Funicello

#call #claim #everyone #fame #life

Most original viewers of the Mickey Mouse Club didn't face the crush of family and social problems children have today. ↗

— Annette Funicello

#club #crush #face #family #mickey

Watching television in those days was not the same experience as it is today. After years of listening to radio, we found the black-and-white images mesmerizing. ↗

— Annette Funicello

#black-and-white #days #experience #found #images

And I always read the English translation and always have conversations with my translator, for example about the names. I always have to approve it. ↗

— Cornelia Funke

#always #approve #conversations #english #example

And my father always took me to the library. We were both book addicts. ↗

— Cornelia Funke

#book #both #father #library #me

I always thought it hadn't influenced me very much, but I heard from many people from England that many motives from German fairytales are to be found in my books. ↗

— Cornelia Funke

#books #england #fairytales #found #german