Budding Sociologist Gifts

"A movie? I would rather watch this!"

I should be a writer when I grow up...

Library sections; Fiction, non-fiction and do-it-yourself.

"Abstract Expressionism is definitely right for me at this stage of my career."

'I love your playing....especially when you stop!'

"I'll bet all of Albert Einstein's teachers felt like idiots for giving him bad grades too."

Child drawing fish from life by putting his head in a pond.

'Can you tell me what I've written? I can't read!'

"I know its hard to believe right now, Lawrence, but some day you'll thank me for asking you to punctuate your sentences correctly."

'With my parents out of the house, I can finally start my long awaited mural project.'

Timmy has a great future in nano-technology.

"Someday you'll see my work in the employee break room at the Met."

On Aug. 3, 1992, the Moon rose over the horizon wearing heavy eye-liner and mohawk. Fortunately it was just a phase.

'We're pushing our do-it-yourself kit, today, sir - a ream of paper and a half-dozen pencils.'

Civics Class: Mock Election Today. Oh, no --- Another multiple choice test!

"... And his piano teacher says that he definitely has Van Gough's ear for music."

'Do I have to be creative?'

'All good things must come to an end.'

Mum has a bad judgement day - Well OK, you can take it to your room as long as you play it quietly.

The wrecking crew!

Creative Baby.

'Look. Billy Curry did a nude!'

'For God's sake give me some angst, how will I ever write a misery memoir?'

"There's the pressure from my public, naturally, as well as the pressure from my publisher, my agent, and all that. But the real pressure comes from that devil inside that makes me different from other men, that makes me a writer. But, of course, you know all about pressure, grinding out those papers at Sarah Lawrence."

"Isn't it obvious? I'm writing the great American graphic novel."

"I'm making pink lemonade!"

Jackson Pollock as a child

'What's the fist thing you're going to think of when your brain is fully formed?'

Lessons from the Blakely Art School (Now Defunct)

"Your book stinks—we want to publish it."

'I'm not sure if he plays that loud because he has a good set of lungs or if it's a mean streak in him.'

"That' a wonderful picture, sweetheart. You know, maybe we should keep all of this garbage, in case you become a famous artist."

Michelangelo painting with watercolors as a child.

'I know that other kids manage on ?5 pocket money - but their parents don't charge them to watch any television programme their parents don't happen to approve off!'

"It's supposed to be a comedy, so I've had Steve, here, red-flag the funny parts."