Brian Sutton-Smith Quotes

I keep trying to understand the phenomenon of why adults are so literal when children are so imaginative. Toys are a caricature of reality.

Brian Sutton-Smith

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• I know this sounds terribly shallow, but I've been mapping out my outfits for the next day every day since I was little, even before high school.

  

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• There's nothing called a perfect pick-up line. Men always have to face the risk of rejection.

  

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• Each book tends to have its own identity rather than the author's. It speaks from itself rather than you. Each book is unlike the others because you are not bringing the same voice to every book. I think that keeps you alive as a writer.

  

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• What makes Ireland inclined toward the drama is that it's a great country for conversation.

  

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  • Way
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• I think it's always a good idea to dress as someone you like, as long as it's done in good taste. That's the key.

  

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• When I'm filming, it's in the contract - 'No kiteboarding' - ha ha.

  

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  • People
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  • Want
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  • Women
  • Effort
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  Esa-Pekka Salonen
  • People
  • Play
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• I keep trying to understand the phenomenon of why adults are so literal when children are so imaginative. Toys are a caricature of reality.

  

  Brian Sutton-Smith
  • Children
  • Trying
  • Why