David Baboulene
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David "Windy" Baboulene (born March 13, 1960) is a British author of humorous books on ships and travel, as well as illustrated children's books and books on Story Theory.
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[edit] Jumping Ships (2009)
Baboulene, David (2009). Jumping Ships (1st edition ed.). DreamEngine Media with Summersdale Publishers. pp. 320 pp.. ISBN 978-1-84024-591-2.
- There is a reason why you only see those adventurous types marching off into crocodile infested waters and uncharted jungles up the Congo. Marching into somewhere like Newcastle city centre on a Saturday night is too damn wild, that’s why. I became overwhelmed with a desire to go to Sunderland. And it’s not very often you hear someone say that.
- The criminal clearly wasn't expecting to find me there. He looked back at me with an expression of sheer balaclava written all over his face.
[edit] The Principles That Lie Beneath All Good Stories (2009)
Baboulene, David (2009). The Principles That Lie Beneath All Good Stories (1st edition ed.). DreamEngine Media with Summersdale Publishers. pp. 540 pp.. ISBN 978-1-84024-591-2.
- A writer who denies the need for structure in his work is like a squash player who claims his brilliance removes the need for a wall.
- Stories are the architects of the human mind.
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- On summer evenings, before bathtime, my dad used to pick me up by the ankles and swing me round and round! Then one arm and one leg! Like an aeroplane - Wheeeee! We trashed that bathroom.
- I played football for a team of therapists. I scored a goal and instead of coming over to congratulate me, they all went rushing across to the opposition goalkeeper to pat his hand and see if he was all right…
- Failure in any given subject is the first qualification towards becoming a teacher.
