I Had Grown Up As A Fan

When You Adapt A Book, You Really Have To Cut It To The Essence.

In All My Life I'd Never Been Approached This Way, The Car Pulling Up, The Where You Going? It Was Something I Wish Had Happened Hundreds Of Times. I Was A Looker - Someone Who Looked Over At Every Car At Every Traffic Light, Hoping Something Would Happen, And Almost Never Finding Anyone Looking Back - Always Everyone Looking Forwards, And Every Time I Felt Stupid. Why Should People Look At You? Why Should They Care?

All I Ever Wanted Was To Know What To Do.

High School Teachers Who Want To Get Reluctant Readers Turned Around Need To Give The Students Some Say In The Reading List. Make It Collaborative: The Students Will Feel Ownership, And Everyone Will Dig In.

Live Long Enough And You'll Disappoint Everyone. People Think You're Able To Help Them And Usually You Can't. And So It Becomes A Process Of Choosing The One Or Two People You Try Hardest Not To Disappoint. The Person In My Life I Am Determined Not To Disappoint Is You.