I was kind of an outsider growing up, and I preferred reading to being with other kids. When I was about seven, I started to write my own books. I never thought of myself as wanting to be a writer - I just was one.
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In imperceptible water. THOMAS HOOD It was a childish ignorance,
But now 'tis little joy
To know I'm further off from heaven
... THOMAS HOOD At night, to his own dark fancies a prey,
He lies like a hedgehog rolled up the wrong way,
Tor... THOMAS HOOD A man perfect to the finger tips. THOMAS HOOD A man of refined taste and judgment. THOMAS HOOD A leech that will not quit the skin until sated with blood. THOMAS HOOD A hungry stomach rarely despises rough food. THOMAS HOOD A greater liar than the Parthians. THOMAS HOOD A cup concealed in the dress is rarely honestly carried. THOMAS HOOD A bad reader soon puts to flight both wise men and fools. THOMAS HOOD Poor Peggy hawks nosegays from street to street
Till--think of that who find life so sweet!--
... THOMAS HOOD Over the brink of it
Picture it--think of it,
Dissolute man.
Lave in it--drink of it
... THOMAS HOOD The books we read should be chosen with great care, that they may be, as an Egyptian king wrote over... PAXTON HOOD My books kept me from the ring, the dog-pit, the tavern, and the saloon. THOMAS HOOD With fingers weary and worn,
With eyelids heavy and red,
A woman sat in unwomanly rags,
... THOMAS HOOD So just let me deal with it, I can be emotionally flawed and still love you all at the same time. I�... HOLLY HOOD Rise and rise again until lambs become lions ROBIN HOOD Oh, God! that bread should be so dear! And flesh and blood so cheap! THOMAS HOOD A certain portion of the human race has certainly a taste for being diddled. THOMAS HOOD But evil is wrought by want of thought as well as want of heart! THOMAS HOOD But who would rush at a benighted man, and give him two black eyes for being blind? THOMAS HOOD Gold! Gold! Gold! Bright and yellow, hard and cold. THOMAS HOOD And daisy-stars, whose firmament is green. THOMAS HOOD Stoop where thou wilt, thy careless hand
Some random bud will meet;
Thou canst not tread, but ... THOMAS HOOD It is not linen you're wearing out,
But human creatures' lives. THOMAS HOOD The cowslip is a country wench. THOMAS HOOD Whoe'er has gone thro' London street,
Has seen a butcher gazing at his meat,
And how he keeps
... THOMAS HOOD Sweet are the little brooks that run
O'er pebbles glancing in the sun,
Singing in soothing ton... THOMAS HOOD Such a blush
In the midst of brown was born,
Like red poppies grown with corn. THOMAS HOOD While the steeples are loud in their joy,
To the tune of the bells' ring-a-ding,
Let us chime ... THOMAS HOOD Dear bells! how sweet the sound of village bells
When on the undulating air they swim! THOMAS HOOD O bed! O bed! delicious bed!
That heaven upon earth to the weary head. THOMAS HOOD I saw old Autumn in the misty morn
Stand shadowless like silence, listening
To silence, for no... THOMAS HOOD The year's in wane;
There is nothing adorning;
The night has no eve,
And the day has no ... THOMAS HOOD The Autumn is old;
The sere leaves are flying;
He hath gather'd up gold,
And now he is d... THOMAS HOOD For my part getting up seems not so easy
By half as lying. THOMAS HOOD Some dreams we have are nothing else but dreams,
Unnatural and full of contradictions;
Yet oth... THOMAS HOOD Gold! gold! gold! gold!
Bright and yellow, hard and cold! THOMAS HOOD And soon
Their hushing dances languished to a stand,
Like midnight leaves when, as the Zephyrs... THOMAS HOOD Well, something must be done for May,
The time is drawing nigh--
To figure in the Catalogue,
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The gorgeous fame of Summer which is fled! THOMAS HOOD The violet is a nun. THOMAS HOOD Now, really, this appears the common case
Of putting too much Sabbath into Sunday--
But what i... THOMAS HOOD I am going to miss it a lot. We've got an amazing crowd. The fans, my teammates, the people around h... CARL HOOD It was one of those games. Everybody was sharing the ball and getting good shots. The offense was fl... CARL HOOD That's the biggest thing. We cannot take this team lightly. The Saint Peter's loss got us down, but ... CARL HOOD The way we played tonight, that's how I want to play every game. I expect that from everybody on my ... CARL HOOD What you need to learn how to do is analyze situations and do differential diagnoses and understand ... LEROY HOOD An important finding is that by determining the genome sequences of an entire family, one can identi... LEROY HOOD As the leadership team, we're taking bold and decisive action to evolve our organization and cul... AMY HOOD We don't argue if drug companies create drugs that can cure humans and charge lots of money for ... LEROY HOOD Mother of light! how fairly dost thou go
Over those hoary crests, divinely led!
Art thou that... THOMAS HOOD The moon, the moon, so silver and cold,
Her fickle temper has oft been told,
Now shade--now br... THOMAS HOOD Take her up tenderly,
Lift her with care;
Fashioned so slenderly,
Young and so fair! THOMAS HOOD One more unfortunate
Weary of breath,
Rashly importunate,
Gone to her death! THOMAS HOOD What joy have I in June's return?
My feet are parched--my eyeballs burn,
I scent no flowery gu... THOMAS HOOD And however are Dennises take offence,
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And if proverbs te... THOMAS HOOD Jasmine is sweet, and has many loves. THOMAS HOOD The lily is all in white, like a saint,
And so is no mate for me. THOMAS HOOD The Quaker loves an ample brim,
A hat that bows to no Salaam;
And dear the beaver is to him
... THOMAS HOOD Be as careful of the books you read, as of the company you keep; for your habits and character will... PAXTON HOOD Spontaneously to God should turn the soul,
Like the magnetic needle to the pole;
But what were... THOMAS HOOD Oh, God! that bread should be so dear,
And flesh and blood so cheap! THOMAS HOOD 'Tis strange how like a very dunce,
Man, with his bumps upon his sconce,
Has lived so long, an... THOMAS HOOD Alas! for the rarity
Of Christian charity
Under the sun.
Oh! it was pitiful!
N... THOMAS HOOD Be as careful of the books you read, as of the company you keep; for your habits and character will ... PAXTON HOOD The books we read should be chosen with great care, that they may be, as an Egyptian king wrote over... PAXTON HOOD Everyone is screwed up, the ones who try to say they aren’t, they’re the ones who are the worst ... HOLLY HOOD There's a double beauty whenever a swan
Swims on a lake with her double thereon. THOMAS HOOD She stood breast-high amid the corn,
Clasp'd by the golden light of morn,
Like the sweetheart ... THOMAS HOOD Father of rosy day,
No more thy clouds of incense rise;
But waking flow'rs,
At morning h... THOMAS HOOD Where is the pride of Summer,--the green prime,--
The many, many leaves all twinkling?--three
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Under the deep, inscrutable; and there
Weeps in a midnig... THOMAS HOOD But who would rush at a benighted man, and give him two black eyes for being blind?. THOMAS HOOD All men do not admire and delight in the same objects. THOMAS HOOD Alas! the fleeting years, how they roll on! THOMAS HOOD Add a sprinkling of folly to your long deliberations. THOMAS HOOD A word once spoken cannot be recalled. THOMAS HOOD And ye, who have met with Adversity's blast,
And been bow'd to the earth by its fury;
To whom the Tw... THOMAS HOOD Be as careful of the books you read, as of the company you keep; for your habits and character will ... PAXTON HOOD I learned a lot doing 'Wolverine,' and I was also very fortunate, in the sense that I got to... GAVIN HOOD I never nursed a dear gazelle, / To glad me with its dappled hide, / But when it came to know me wel... THOMAS HOOD Clearly they're losing share to the specialty guys, and they're suffering really from a downturn in ... WAYNE HOOD The first question after every screening is, 'Where can I buy the soundtrack?', and that definitely ... GAVIN HOOD We are evolutionary descendents of this marvellous panoply of life. And what that says unequivocally... LEROY HOOD All of the details that most of us memorize in medical school - you don't have to learn those th... LEROY HOOD Never go to France - Unless you know the lingo, If you do like me, You will repent by jingo THOMAS HOOD Our very hopes belied our fears, / Our fears our hopes belied - / We thought her dying when she slep... THOMAS HOOD I don't set up for being a cosmopolite, which to any mind signifies being polite to every country ex... THOMAS HOOD For one of the pleasures of having a rout, / Is the pleasure of having it over. THOMAS HOOD It's very convenient and saves me from having to plan and cook meals. THOMAS HOOD One more Unfortunate, / Weary of breath, / Rashly importunate, / Gone to her death. Take her up tend... THOMAS HOOD "Lives" of great men oft remind us as we o'er their pages turn, That we too may leave behind us - Le... THOMAS HOOD There is even a happiness - That makes the heart afraid THOMAS HOOD Frost is the greatest artist in our clime - He paints in nature and describes in rime THOMAS HOOD I am pleased to stand before you and report: Jasper County is in good standing. GEORGE HOOD With fingers weary and worn, / With eyelids heavy and red, / A woman sat in unwomanly rags, / Plying... THOMAS HOOD The departure could not have come at a more inopportune time. WAYNE HOOD "Good, well-dress'd turtle beats them hollow,--
It almost makes me wish, I vow,
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