Quotes by Adventure The war broke out, and I wanted to do something to aid my country in a time of crisis. I was too tall for the WACs and WAVES, but eventually joined the OSS and set out into the world looking for adventure. Julia Child timeadventurewarworld My 'Rot & Ruin' series is a post-apocalyptic adventure for teens. My 'Joe Ledger' novels are science-based action thrillers for adults. My 'Dead of Night' stories are zombie tales for adults; my 'Pine Deep Trilogy' is classic horror for adults, and I've written nonfiction books on topics ranging from martial arts to folklore. Jonathan Maberry deepactionadventurenight My father Tom was a workaholic who never missed a single one of my sporting events for nearly two decades, and imparted in me a sense of risk and adventure. Being the one in the middle, I had more room to drift, and after college, I left the U.S. for Chile. Jonathan Franklin nevermeadventurefather When the new becomes commonplace, people become accustomed to it. That's a tribute to our sense of adventure. John Glenn becomenewadventurepeople I love meeting readers and booksellers and am beyond overwhelmed and gratified at the reception. Each day feels like an adventure. John Corey Whaley meetingdayadventurelove There's an interesting mix to 'Robin Hood' because it's kind of modern but medieval. There is a blend of adventure with a very modern feel. Joanne Froggatt feelhoodadventureinteresting Domesticated males aren't much use for adventure. Jim Elliot domesticatedmuchuseadventure I inhaled books. I loved Classics Illustrated comic books. These were books that I could afford to buy after I turned in pop bottles for change. 'The Prince and the Pauper,' 'Robinson Crusoe,' 'A Journey to the Center of the Earth.' Male narratives filled with adventure and self-discovery. Jewell Parker Rhodes lovedchangejourneyadventure I don't try to write songs that will further my career. I write about things that I care about. I don't have a career as much as I'm having an adventure with a guitar. I never liked the business way of doing it. You have to follow some sort of instinct. Jerry Jeff Walker youguitarbusinessadventure I've actually done a lot of on-screen, live-action stuff prior to 'Adventure Time.' Jeremy Shada donestufftimeadventure Beyond its romance, 'Titanic' offers an indelibly wrenching story of blind arrogance and its terrible consequences. It's the rare Hollywood adventure film that brings mythic images of tragedy - the fall of Icarus, the ruin of Ozymandias - so easily to mind. Janet Maslin arrogancemindadventurefall It is not a very difficult task to make what is commonly called an amusing book of travels. Any one who will tell, with a reasonable degree of graphic effect, what he has seen, will not fail to carry the reader with him; for the interest we all feel in personal adventure is, of itself, success. James Fenimore Cooper feelsuccessadventurebook I was always singing to myself, but I never ever performed, and I never told anyone I liked to sing. So it was a definitely a new adventure going in to audition for 'Glee.' Jacob Artist newmyselfsingingadventure When I was 26, I got pregnant. I decided to have the baby because I accept everything in life as an adventure. I accept life. I couldn't see why you would not accept it. Vicky Krieps youadventurebabylife After reading Graham Greene and Joseph Conrad when I was a student at Yale, I wanted to live in the world they captured in their books. I had had some experience living in Africa. I was drawn to that kind of adventure. Leslie Cockburn experiencereadingadventureworld We've all heard about space and landing on the moon, but somehow it's a very tom-boyish adventure. It's planting the flag on the moon by Neil Armstrong, and it has this very male-hero edge to it. Lily Koppel flagspacemoonadventure It seems to me that whatever path you choose to take, in the end its up to each of us to try, test and live what we find out, to apply it and see what actually works, and that's the exciting and challenging part of this very real adventure. Linus Roache meyoupathadventure I always get excited by the idea of adventure, of doing something different. Ludovico Einaudi somethingdoingalwaysadventure I went to 11 different schools. It was a fantastic adventure, but I was incredibly sensitive and needed a bit more stability. Lykke Li moresensitivedifferentadventure When I started writing 'Luck in the Shadows,' I just wanted to create an adventure story. Lynn Flewelling shadowsstoryluckadventure«102103104105106107108109110111112»
