#iv

Every generation of children has its private hero. ↗

— Arthur Smith

#every #generation #hero #private

If you want to write something of length, however modern and radical, you must live the life of an elderly gentleman of the 1950s. ↗

— Arthur Smith

#gentleman #however #length #life #live

It is London fashion week, and once again I haven't been invited to any shows. This is upsetting given my well-known love of fashion, or, as I think of it, playing with the dressing-up box. ↗

— Arthur Smith

#any #been #box #fashion #given

My sister-in-law believes that few narratives are so tightly constructed that you can't skip boring bits and still keep abreast of what's going on. ↗

— Arthur Smith

#believes #bits #boring #constructed #few

Occasionally I find a travel book that is both illuminating and entertaining, where vivid writing and research replace self-indulgence and sloppy prose. ↗

— Arthur Smith

#both #entertaining #find #i #illuminating

Edible names are what drives me as a musician. My next band will be called the Hot Dogs. ↗

— Chad Smith

#called #dogs #drives #edible #hot

When I was eight or nine, I wrote a new version of 'Peter Pan' for the school play. They didn't use it - I imagine it was unperformable - but as recompense for not doing my script, I was offered any role, and instinctively went for Captain Hook. I came on trying to be terrifying, but everyone laughed at me. ↗

— Arthur Smith

#came #captain #doing #eight #everyone

This invisibility, however, means that the opportunities for creative research are infinite. ↗

— Barbara Smith

#however #infinite #invisibility #means #opportunities

Well, I used to be a compulsive exerciser, but I'm over that. ↗

— Courtney Thorne Smith

#i #over #used #well

Going up north with the redwoods and driving along the coast, it's got everything, man. It's got the desert, the mountains, and the ocean. It's beautiful. ↗

— Chad Smith

#beautiful #coast #desert #driving #everything