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Walter Dean Myers Quotes

When my family fell apart, it was such a troubled part of my life... I think I could understand what I was going through, but I didn’t have the vocabulary for it Picture Quote #1

We all think we’re different, but when it comes around, we end up needing the same things. Somebody to love us. Somebody to respect us Picture Quote #1

I remember one time being told I could not play in a basketball game at the College of William and Mary because I was black, even though I was playing with a United States Army team Picture Quote #1

Growing up in Harlem, I had the chance to practice with a Negro League team. At fifteen, I was over six feet tall and a fair athlete, but my skills didn’t come close to some of the players I saw Picture Quote #1

Like the Negro League players, I traveled through the segregated south as a young man. Because I was black, I was denied service at many restaurants and could only drink from water fountains marked ‘Colored.’ When I went to the movies, I would have to sit in the Colored balcony Picture Quote #1

Thinking back to boyhood days, I remember the bright sun on Harlem streets, the easy rhythms of black and brown bodies, the sounds of children streaming in and out of red brick tenements Picture Quote #1

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Yeah, that’s funny, huh?...Something hurts you real bad and you get used to it. Like being hurt becomes part of who you are Picture Quote #1

I think it’s difficult for young people to acknowledge being smart, to knowledge being a reader. I see kids who are embarrassed to read books. They’re embarrassed to have people see them doing it Picture Quote #1

My younger brother’s death in Vietnam was both sobering and cause for reflection. In ‘Fallen Angels’ I wanted to dispel the notion of war as either romantic or simplistically heroic Picture Quote #1

Children have adopted a consumerist attitude - I dare you to entertain me Picture Quote #1

As a child I wanted to be a professional athlete or lawyer Picture Quote #1

He was trying to convince himself that he wasn’t guilty Picture Quote #1

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How deep is your game? Picture Quote #1

The beast is the monster that destroys your dream Picture Quote #1

Cutting people out of your life is easy, keeping them in is hard Picture Quote #1

There is a crisis involving reading in certain communities Picture Quote #1

I’ll never live to write all the stories I have in my head Picture Quote #1

I write in a small office at home Picture Quote #1

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Reading is not optional Picture Quote #1

I talk to myself out loud at times, and feel embarrassed when people overhear me Picture Quote #1

I like people who take responsibility for their lives Picture Quote #1

Think about all the tomorrows of your life Picture Quote #1

Each generation seems to invent its own reasons for war Picture Quote #1

We need to tell kids flat out: reading is not optional Picture Quote #1

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As a young man, I saw families prosper without reading because there were always sufficient opportunities for willing workers who could follow simple instructions. This is no longer the case. Children who don’t read are, in the main, destined for lesser lives. I feel a deep sense of responsibility to change this Picture Quote #1

America believes what’s good for us is good for the world. It’s very difficult to understand that that’s not necessarily true Picture Quote #1

That’s what’s wrong with women. They want you to wait for them until they get ready and then they don’t even tell you how they feel Picture Quote #1

I couldn’t speak well. I went to speech therapy for 10 years. And I was sort of frustrated in that sense Picture Quote #1

Sometimes when things get hard, we tend to set our sights on what’s hard, that difficult thing that keeps us upset, and we turn our back on our strengths Picture Quote #1

It’s a hard life sometimes and the biggest temptation is to let how hard it is be an excuse to weaken Picture Quote #1

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When my family fell apart, it was such a troubled part of my life... I think I could understand what I was going through, but I didn’t have the vocabulary for it. (Walter Dean Myers Quotes) We all think we’re different, but when it comes around, we end up needing the same things. Somebody to love us. Somebody to respect us. (Walter Dean Myers Quotes) I remember one time being told I could not play in a basketball game at the College of William and Mary because I was black, even though I was playing with a United States Army team. (Walter Dean Myers Quotes) Growing up in Harlem, I had the chance to practice with a Negro League team. At fifteen, I was over six feet tall and a fair athlete, but my skills didn’t come close to some of the players I saw. (Walter Dean Myers Quotes) Like the Negro League players, I traveled through the segregated south as a young man. Because I was black, I was denied service at many restaurants and could only drink from water fountains marked ‘Colored.’ When I went to the movies, I would have to sit in the Colored balcony. (Walter Dean Myers Quotes) Thinking back to boyhood days, I remember the bright sun on Harlem streets, the easy rhythms of black and brown bodies, the sounds of children streaming in and out of red brick tenements. (Walter Dean Myers Quotes) Yeah, that’s funny, huh?...Something hurts you real bad and you get used to it. Like being hurt becomes part of who you are. (Walter Dean Myers Quotes) I think it’s difficult for young people to acknowledge being smart, to knowledge being a reader. I see kids who are embarrassed to read books. They’re embarrassed to have people see them doing it. (Walter Dean Myers Quotes) My younger brother’s death in Vietnam was both sobering and cause for reflection. In ‘Fallen Angels’ I wanted to dispel the notion of war as either romantic or simplistically heroic. (Walter Dean Myers Quotes) Children have adopted a consumerist attitude - I dare you to entertain me (Walter Dean Myers Quotes) As a child I wanted to be a professional athlete or lawyer (Walter Dean Myers Quotes) He was trying to convince himself that he wasn’t guilty (Walter Dean Myers Quotes) How deep is your game? (Walter Dean Myers Quotes) The beast is the monster that destroys your dream (Walter Dean Myers Quotes) Cutting people out of your life is easy, keeping them in is hard (Walter Dean Myers Quotes) There is a crisis involving reading in certain communities (Walter Dean Myers Quotes) I’ll never live to write all the stories I have in my head (Walter Dean Myers Quotes) I write in a small office at home (Walter Dean Myers Quotes) Reading is not optional (Walter Dean Myers Quotes) I talk to myself out loud at times, and feel embarrassed when people overhear me (Walter Dean Myers Quotes) I like people who take responsibility for their lives (Walter Dean Myers Quotes) Think about all the tomorrows of your life (Walter Dean Myers Quotes) Each generation seems to invent its own reasons for war (Walter Dean Myers Quotes) We need to tell kids flat out: reading is not optional (Walter Dean Myers Quotes) As a young man, I saw families prosper without reading because there were always sufficient opportunities for willing workers who could follow simple instructions. This is no longer the case. Children who don’t read are, in the main, destined for lesser lives. I feel a deep sense of responsibility to change this (Walter Dean Myers Quotes) America believes what’s good for us is good for the world. It’s very difficult to understand that that’s not necessarily true (Walter Dean Myers Quotes) That’s what’s wrong with women. They want you to wait for them until they get ready and then they don’t even tell you how they feel (Walter Dean Myers Quotes) I couldn’t speak well. I went to speech therapy for 10 years. And I was sort of frustrated in that sense (Walter Dean Myers Quotes) Sometimes when things get hard, we tend to set our sights on what’s hard, that difficult thing that keeps us upset, and we turn our back on our strengths (Walter Dean Myers Quotes) It’s a hard life sometimes and the biggest temptation is to let how hard it is be an excuse to weaken (Walter Dean Myers Quotes)

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