We're caught in the pace of modern living - this emphasis on the "quick take," on the magazine that says it will take you eight minutes to read an article. It seems to me that here is a tendency that ought to be denied in part. Certain children do read in the past; they love the old language; they love the sound of words. I don't think it's good enough to say something is better because is it updated and modern.
If everything is made so obvious that it asks nothing of the readers, then after a while, their ability to respond is atrophied. And they grow up as … - Frances Clarke Sayers
If everything is made so obvious that it asks nothing of the readers, then after a while, their ability to respond is atrophied. And they grow up as …
- Frances Clarke Sayers
There is no reason why good books should be lowered or lessened being rewritten to meet the demands of people who are not ready or interested enough … - Frances Clarke Sayers
There is no reason why good books should be lowered or lessened being rewritten to meet the demands of people who are not ready or interested enough …
I feel that anybody who addresses himself to children has a responsibility, and that responsibility is to make available to children the very best th… - Frances Clarke Sayers
I feel that anybody who addresses himself to children has a responsibility, and that responsibility is to make available to children the very best th…
We're caught in the pace of modern living - this emphasis on the "quick take," on the magazine that says it will take you eight minutes to read an ar… - Frances Clarke Sayers
We're caught in the pace of modern living - this emphasis on the "quick take," on the magazine that says it will take you eight minutes to read an ar…
I think the number of books published by Mr. Disney has nothing to do with whether or not he is bringing literature to children. That judgment has go… - Frances Clarke Sayers
I think the number of books published by Mr. Disney has nothing to do with whether or not he is bringing literature to children. That judgment has go…
A love of reading encompasses the whole of life: information, knowledge, insight and understanding, pleasure; the power to think, to select, to act, … - Frances Clarke Sayers
A love of reading encompasses the whole of life: information, knowledge, insight and understanding, pleasure; the power to think, to select, to act, …
I've heard people ask, What's so sacred about a classic books that you can't change it for the modern child? Nothing is sacred about a classic. What … - Frances Clarke Sayers
I've heard people ask, What's so sacred about a classic books that you can't change it for the modern child? Nothing is sacred about a classic. What …
The library profession is ... a profession that is informed, illuminated, radiated by a fierce and beautiful love of books. A love so overwhelming th… - Frances Clarke Sayers
The library profession is ... a profession that is informed, illuminated, radiated by a fierce and beautiful love of books. A love so overwhelming th…
Walt Disney has never addressed himself to children once in his life - never. The material of his cartoons is made to reach an adult audience. This i… - Frances Clarke Sayers
Walt Disney has never addressed himself to children once in his life - never. The material of his cartoons is made to reach an adult audience. This i…
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