Donna Jo Napoli Quotes & Sayings
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Famous Quotes By Donna Jo Napoli
Unfortunately, we're using the same language to talk about the language we'retalking about. — Donna Jo Napoli
And oh I want so much to sing, I tell myself no. But it is so hard to keep from singing. — Donna Jo Napoli
If you fall into water, you may still be saved. But if you fall down in literary matters, there is no life left for you. — Donna Jo Napoli
Secrets could never be rushed. They had to come of their own accord, on their own schedule. That way ,when they came , the offered themselves as a gift. — Donna Jo Napoli
Creoles tend to express variations in time by having a string of helping verbs rather than by having complicated word formation rules. In other words, they are more like English in this respect than like a language such as Italian:
English: I thought she might have been sleeping.
Italian: Pensavo che dormisse.
The idea of potential (in the English "might"), completed or whole action (in the English "have"), and stretched-out activity (in the English "been") that go with "sleeping" are all expressed in the ending on the Italian verb dormisse. (Dorm is the root for "sleep"; isse is the ending that carries all the meaning about the time frame.) — Donna Jo Napoli
A young man who had watched her eating with her fingers offered a set of chopsticks- those sticks for eating that had become so popular. He looked at her suggestively. Instead of blushing, she accepted the chopsticks boldly and continued to walk on, using them to eat noodle and vegetable dishes. — Donna Jo Napoli
Or, in truth, eventually, though I still noticed, the callouses on my spirit prevented wounds (p.75). — Donna Jo Napoli
Every story began with the same claim: If you hear the first part, you'll want to hear the second. If you hear the story today, you'll come back tomorrow for another. If you hear the story tonight, you'll think about it as you sleep. — Donna Jo Napoli
Learning is not the accumulation of knowledge, but rather, one thing only: understanding — Donna Jo Napoli
I feel the stars. Each sparkle sets aflame the pain in my heart. — Donna Jo Napoli
You have to live life if you're going to create believable lives on paper. — Donna Jo Napoli
Writing isn't just on the page; it's voices in the reader's head. Read what you write out loud to someone-anyone-and you will catch all kinds of things. — Donna Jo Napoli
The British story of Peter Pan is about a boy who never grows up and plays all day. — Donna Jo Napoli
A massive and brilliant accomplishment
the first English translation of the original Grimm brothers' fairy tales. The plain telling is that much more forceful for its simplicity and directness, particularly in scenes of naked self-concern and brutality. Hate, spite, love, magic, all self-evident, heartbreaking, delightful. I will return to this book over and over, no doubt about it. — Donna Jo Napoli
Some affixes are wildly promiscuous. — Donna Jo Napoli
I believe we have breaks because we need them. So my suggestion is that you take the break. Eat chocolate. — Donna Jo Napoli
The world would be a better place if everyone traveled.
~Miss Clarrie — Donna Jo Napoli
And the world kept moving, not toward any goal, just going, because that's what life does. And its bound to be better with a companion who knows how to be tender, a companion you may grow to cherish. — Donna Jo Napoli
Forgiveness is a little thing when love is there. — Donna Jo Napoli