#ld

Poets lose half the praise they should have got, Could it be known what they discreetly blot. ↗

So must the writer, whose productions should Take with the vulgar, be of vulgar mould. ↗

#must #productions #should #take #vulgar

I had a very happy childhood, but I wasn't that happy a child. I liked being alone and creating characters and voices. I think that's when your creativity is developed, when you're young. I liked the world of the imagination because it was an easy place to go to. ↗

— David Walliams

#because #being #being alone #characters #child

When I was a child I devoured every book I could get my hands on. I loved losing myself in colourful and dramatic stories - and my absolute favourite was 'Charlie And The Chocolate Factory.' Everything about it electrified me, and when I re-read Roald Dahl's books as an adult it surprised me. ↗

— David Walliams

#absolute #adult #book #books #charlie

I can't see why anyone would want to be in politics because you get so much criticism. ↗

— David Walliams

#because #criticism #get #i #much

I was depressed as a child. I found it hard to make friends. My favourite thing was locking myself in the bathroom and practising comedy routines. ↗

— David Walliams

#child #comedy #depressed #favourite #favourite thing

People think writing a children's book is something you could do in an afternoon but it's actually really hard. ↗

— David Walliams

#afternoon #book #children #could #hard

Ricky Gervais would have you believe otherwise, but Sacha Baron Cohen is the most successful British comedian in the world. ↗