Emma Donoghue Quotes
Before I had kids, I thought you should never lie to a kid. But now I've had them, I realize you almost lie to them by definition, because if you're trying to summarize something for your 1-year-old, you put it in very simple terms. You only gradually complicate the explanation as they get older.
Emma Donoghue
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Writing has never been that simple for me.
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Calista Flockhart
I wasn't angry with God that I lost my husband. I was devastated; I was broken. I still am, in many ways. But I feel like God gives free will to everyone, and people who want to choose evil, they have that same free will.
Taya Kyle
If it's a big hit, fantastic. If it's not, then it's not. I don't worry about my work.
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Leonard Cohen
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Jaden Smith
I mean, what do people talk about when they're married?" "Their kids, I guess." "Maybe that's all they have in common.
Rita Mae Brown
I have deep faith that the principle of the universe will be beautiful and simple.
Albert Einstein
To some people, Common Core means what it actually is, which is a set of standards. That's not necessarily most people. To other people, Common Core is a new curriculum that's been implemented at their school that they don't understand. It's applying new teaching tools.
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Before I had kids, I thought you should never lie to a kid. But now I've had them, I realize you almost lie to them by definition, because if you're trying to summarize something for your 1-year-old, you put it in very simple terms. You only gradually complicate the explanation as they get older.
Emma Donoghue