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I know I'm writing better now than I ever did for adults because I'm writing for an audience who know that they don't know everything.

~David Almond

Topics: Adult Audience Because Better Better Now Did Ever Everything Know Now Than Who Writing

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It's always been the case that politicians want different things from children than good educators do. Good educators want imaginative, exploratory beings, but politicians just want economic units.

~David Almond

Topics: Always Been Beings Case Children Different Different Things Economic Educators Good Imaginative Just Politicians Than Things Units Want

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The sounds and rhythms of words are really important to me.

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Topics: Important Me Really Rhythms Sounds Words

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My work explores the frontier between rationalism and superstition and the wavering boundary between the two.

~David Almond

Topics: Between Boundary Frontier Rationalism Superstition Two Work

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Themes around education and learning run through my work.

~David Almond

Topics: Around Education Learning Run Themes Through Work

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I learned to be a regional writer by reading people like Flannery O'Connor. She was a huge influence.

~David Almond

Topics: Huge Huge Influence Influence Learned Like People Reading Regional She Writer

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Author

Born: May 15th, 1951

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