One of the things I learned the hard way was that it doesnt pay to get discouraged. Keeping busy and making optimism a way of life can restore your faith in yourself. – Lucille Ball
Ive always thought that as long as directors and casting directors dont see me as just Harry Potter, Ill be OK. People have shown a lot of faith in me, and I owe them a huge debt. Theyre letting me prove that Im serious about this. – Daniel Radcliffe
I like writing for children. It seems to me that most people underestimate their understanding and the strength of their feelings and in my books for them I try to put this right. – Nina Bawden
I am a little deaf, a little blind, a little impotent, and on top of this are two or three abominable infirmities, but nothing destroys my hope. – Voltaire
