I don't finish a lot of the books I read. I get enormous pleasure from reading half f them, two-thirds of them, even incredibly good books. But I don't feel it's my duty to finish them. I read the last few pages and find out what happens at the end.
A book can change the world... Every book a child reads creates new neurons in that child's brain. - Jackie French
A book can change the world... Every book a child reads creates new neurons in that child's brain.
- Jackie French
I don't read like other people do - back and forth, across the page. I tend to scan a page at a time. - Jackie French
I don't read like other people do - back and forth, across the page. I tend to scan a page at a time.
We need to actually teach kids that books aren't like broccoli. You don't have to eat every bit on your plate. It's like secret adult's business. It'… - Jackie French
We need to actually teach kids that books aren't like broccoli. You don't have to eat every bit on your plate. It's like secret adult's business. It'…
The song and dance didn't stop us dying. It just stopped the fear of death swallowing us up while we were still alive. - Jackie French
The song and dance didn't stop us dying. It just stopped the fear of death swallowing us up while we were still alive.
If something is worth doing you may as well go heart and soul and boot leather. - Jackie French
If something is worth doing you may as well go heart and soul and boot leather.
Dance, my darling dance! If you dance then death can't catch you! Nothing bad can touch you! Dance! - Jackie French
Dance, my darling dance! If you dance then death can't catch you! Nothing bad can touch you! Dance!
I'd love to see a new form of social security ... everyone taught how to grow their own; fruit and nut trees planted along every street, parks plante… - Jackie French
I'd love to see a new form of social security ... everyone taught how to grow their own; fruit and nut trees planted along every street, parks plante…
If you want intelligent children give them a book. If you want more intelligent children give them more books. - Jackie French
If you want intelligent children give them a book. If you want more intelligent children give them more books.
A lot of dyslexic kids are actually more intelligent than average and are very good, because they've got very good memories, at disguising the fact t… - Jackie French
A lot of dyslexic kids are actually more intelligent than average and are very good, because they've got very good memories, at disguising the fact t…
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