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" Life isn’t so complicated for children. They have more time to think about the really important things. That’s why I occasionally moralise in my children’s books in a way I wouldn’t dare when writing for adults. " - Nina Bawden

" I started reading and fell in love with the worlds and characters Lev Grossman created. I’m taken with his exploration of an idealized childhood fantasy through the lens of adulthood, or coming into adulthood. " - Hale Appleman

" Always in my house, I have almonds, hummus, Triscuits, and cheddar cheese. It takes me back to childhood. My go-to meal would probably be pasta. " - Anne Burrell

" I spent every day of third grade wearing a glittery purple cowboy hat. " - Simone Giertz

" Times were poor. I wore hand-me-downs. And because the kids just older than me in the family were girls, sometimes I had to wear my sisters’ hand-me-downs. " - Charles Bronson

" I spent my whole childhood in leotards, tutus, sports bras; I was showing my midriff from the age of three. " - Ashley Roberts

" I was born in Leeds, grew up in Bridlington. " - Charlie Heaton

" I love to observe children, the way they talk and express themselves. ‘Talk to my hand’ is something I heard my son and his friends say. Even when I was in the U.S. attending college, it used to be a favorite snub for comments that we didn’t appreciate. So I incorporated it into the act. I never imagined it would become so popular. " - Kiku Sharda

" I was often very, incredibly naughty, and if I didn’t come home at tea time I used to be sent to bed without any dinner. But people used to bring me things: I was better fed in bed. " - Diane Cilento

" When I was a kid, all our seaside holidays were spent on Canvey Island or in Clacton-on-Sea. " - Harry Redknapp