Its always been the case that politicians want different things from children than good educators do. Good educators want imaginative, exploratory beings, but politicians just want economic units.
Sometimes we just have to accept there are things we can’t know. Why is your sister ill? Why did my father die?…Sometimes we think we should be able … - David Almond
Sometimes we just have to accept there are things we can’t know. Why is your sister ill? Why did my father die?…Sometimes we think we should be able …
- David Almond
Writing will be like a journey, every word a footstep that takes me further into undiscovered land. - David Almond
Writing will be like a journey, every word a footstep that takes me further into undiscovered land.
A good bookshop is not just about selling books from shelves, but reaching out into the world and making a difference. - David Almond
A good bookshop is not just about selling books from shelves, but reaching out into the world and making a difference.
Everybody's got the seam of goodness in them, Kit," said Grandpa. "Just a matter of whether it can be found and brought out into the light. - David Almond
Everybody's got the seam of goodness in them, Kit," said Grandpa. "Just a matter of whether it can be found and brought out into the light.
The best tip for writing is just to write; to sit down and write, to begin doing it and not to be scared by the blank page. - David Almond
The best tip for writing is just to write; to sit down and write, to begin doing it and not to be scared by the blank page.
Truth and dreams are always getting muddled. - David Almond
Truth and dreams are always getting muddled.
Words should wander and meander. They should fly like owls and flicker like bats and slip like cats. They should murmur and scream and dance and sing. - David Almond
Words should wander and meander. They should fly like owls and flicker like bats and slip like cats. They should murmur and scream and dance and sing.
Anything seems possible at night when the rest of the world has gone to sleep. - David Almond
Anything seems possible at night when the rest of the world has gone to sleep.
We have each other, and our stories twist and mingle like the twisting currents of a river. We hold each other tight as we spin and lurch across our … - David Almond
We have each other, and our stories twist and mingle like the twisting currents of a river. We hold each other tight as we spin and lurch across our …
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