he was trying to convince himself that he wasn't guilty. Walter Dean Myers More Quotes by Walter Dean Myers More Quotes From Walter Dean Myers As a writer, I absorb stories, allow them to churn within my own head and heart - often for years - until I find a way of telling them that fits both my time and temperament. Walter Dean Myers storiesheartyears 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 believeamericaworld I wrote for magazines. I wrote adventure stuff, I wrote for the 'National Enquirer,' I wrote advertising copy for cemeteries. Walter Dean Myers magazinesstuffadventure My dad was a janitor for U.S. Radium Corporation, and he stayed there for 37 years. So he didn't read. Walter Dean Myers corporationsdadyears Children have adopted a consumerist attitude - I dare you to entertain me. Walter Dean Myers dareattitudechildren As a child I wanted to be a professional athlete or lawyer. Walter Dean Myers lawyerathletechildren I write in a small office at home. Walter Dean Myers officehomewriting New York is my favorite city. Walter Dean Myers my-favoritecitiesnew-york One of the lessons learned during the Vietnam War was that the depiction of wounded soldiers, of coffins stacked higher than their living guards, had a negative effect on the viewing public. The military in Iraq specifically banned the photographing of wounded soldiers and coffins, thus sanitizing this terrible and bloody conflict. Walter Dean Myers iraqmilitarywar There is a crisis involving reading in certain communities. Walter Dean Myers certaincommunityreading Fifty percent of all meaningful education takes place in the home. What do you share with your child? You share your interests. I was a book person. I read with my son. My wife is an artist. She dragged his little butt around to museums. He's an illustrator of children's books. Walter Dean Myers meaningfulbookchildren I joined the army on my seventeenth birthday, full of the romance of war after having read a lot of World War I British poetry and having seen a lot of post-World War II films. I thought the romantic presentations of war influenced my joining and my presentation of war to my younger siblings. Walter Dean Myers siblingbirthdaywar Violence was just as much about WHAT was happening as it was how it happened. Walter Dean Myers happeningshappenedviolence I read a lot of comic books and any kind of thing I could find. One day, a teacher found me. She grabbed my comic book and tore it up. I was really upset, but then she brought in a pile of books from her own library. That was the best thing that ever happened to me. Walter Dean Myers upsetteacherbook 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 frustratedspeechyears I am very much interested in getting parents to read to children, and trying to get people mentoring children. If I can do both I'll be happy. Walter Dean Myers parentchildrenpeople Each generation seems to invent its own reasons for war. Walter Dean Myers generationsreasonwar My life is not packaged, Not tidy. There are leftover strands and jagged Edges that cut even my friends. Walter Dean Myers jagged-edgecuttinglife-is Idiots don't know they're idiots, which is unfortunate. Walter Dean Myers idiotunfortunateknows You cannot live this life anymore without the ability to read. Walter Dean Myers abilitythis-life
