"Understand, I had absolutely no interest in writing; I wanted to be a Writer."

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"Understand, I had absolutely no interest in writing; I wanted to be a Writer."

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"When a kid can understand that a word can mean two things, there's some real thinking going on. They have a vested interest in finding out what a word means, because it's the punch line to a joke."

Brian P. Cleary, American Author

Interest, Thinking, Word

"It's in our best interest to put some of the old rules aside and create new ones and follow the consumer - what the consumer wants and where the consumer wants to go."

Robert Iger, American Businessman

Interest, Old, Rules

"The virtues and vices are all put in motion by interest."

Francois de La Rochefoucauld, French Writer

Interest, Vices

"Every thoughtful and kind-hearted person must regard with interest any device or plan which promises to enable at least the more intelligent, enterprising, and determined part of those who are not capitalists to cease to labor for hire."

Leland Stanford, American Educator

Interest, Labor, Promises, Thoughtful

"I like zombies, Stephen King also like them.Zombies are pretty interesting creatures,..."

Deyth Banger, American Blogger

Interest, Truth, Happiness, Power

"I specialize in murders of quiet, domestic interest."

Agatha Christie, English Writer

Interest, Quiet

"Interest works night and day in fair weather and in foul. It gnaws at a man's substance with invisible teeth."

Henry Ward Beecher, American Clergyman

Interest, Money, Work, Time

"I think Elaine would go out with anyone if they showed interest in her. She's nuts. The woman's nuts."

Julia Louis Dreyfus, American Actress

Interest, Woman

"I know she would want me to still do what I'm doing, because she kept me going a lot of times when I'd almost lose interest in getting out on the road."

Earl Scruggs, American Musician

Interest, Road, Want

"I had no romantic interest in Gable. I considered him an older man."

Gene Tierney, American Actress

Interest, Man, Romantic

Explore more quotes by Kate DiCamillo

"I have a Bachelor of Arts in English, which means I had a lot of formal training in reading."

Education

"I work full-time in a used bookstore. I get up. I drink a cup of coffee. I think, The last thing I want to do is write. Then I go to the computer and write."

Work

"I didn't know anything about writing a screenplay, but somehow I ended up rewriting a screenplay."

Writing

"I'm at the mercy of whatever character comes into my head."

Character

"Reading should not be presented to children as a chore, a duty. It should be offered as a gift."

Family

"Everything I write comes from my childhood in one way or another. I am forever drawing on the sense of mystery and wonder and possibility that pervaded that time of my life."

Life

"Every well-written book is a light for me. When you write, you use other writers and their books as guides in the wilderness."

Books

"I didn't start working on children's books until I got a job at a book warehouse on the children's floor. When I started reading some of the books, I was so impressed."

Books

"My goal is two pages a day, five days a week. I never want to write, but I'm always glad that I have done it. After I write, I go to work at the bookstore."

Work

"I am busier now than I ever imagined I would be, but I feel blessed in that I have found what I am supposed to be doing with my life. It's wonderful to tell stories and have people listen to them."

Life