#dr

For some reason writing and drawing are very separate processes for me. ↗

— Alison Bechdel

#me #processes #reason #separate #some

First I shall name the eagle, of which there are three species: the great grey eagle is the largest, of great strength and high flight; he chiefly preys on fawns and other young quadrupeds. ↗

— William Bartram

#eagle #first #flight #great #grey

Of all nature's gifts to the human race, what is sweeter to a man than his children? ↗

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

#gifts #his #human #human race #man

There is some reason, obviously, that you are drawn to your material, but the way in which you explore it might come to be quite different from what you would expect. ↗

— Ann Beattie

#different #drawn #expect #explore #material

To the solemn graves, near a lonely cemetery, my heart like a muffled drum is beating funeral marches. ↗

— Charles Baudelaire

#cemetery #drum #funeral #graves #heart

There is nothing funny about Halloween. This sarcastic festival reflects, rather, an infernal demand for revenge by children on the adult world. ↗

— Jean Baudrillard

#adult #children #demand #festival #funny

There are only three sins - causing pain, causing fear, and causing anguish. The rest is window dressing. ↗

— Roger Caras

#causing #dressing #fear #only #pain

Children often have a much stronger concept of morality than adults. ↗

— Nina Bawden

#concept #morality #much #often #stronger

I like writing for children. It seems to me that most people underestimate their understanding and the strength of their feelings and in my books for them I try to put this right. ↗

— Nina Bawden

#children #feelings #i #like #me

Life isn't so complicated for children. They have more time to think about the really important things. That's why I occasionally moralise in my children's books in a way I wouldn't dare when writing for adults. ↗

— Nina Bawden

#books #children #complicated #dare #i