I never write a book unless I can't help it. Something has to bother me, like a mosquito, until I have to… — Gregory Maguire Copy Share Image
I didn't even realize this at first, but there's almost no central character in any of my 24 books who doesn't have… — Gregory Maguire Copy Share Image
“A plot, whether abandoned by a reader or pursued rapturously, remains itself, and gets where it is headed even if nobody is… — Gregory Maguire Copy Share Image
When I write a book, I write very cleanly from page one to the last page. I hardly ever write out of… — Gregory Maguire Copy Share Image
“Books fall open, you fall in. When you climb out again, you're a bit larger than you used to be. ― Gregory Maguire” — Gregory Maguire Copy Share Image
Books fall open, you fall in. When you climb out again, you're a bit larger than you used to be. — Gregory Maguire Copy Share Image
I may not know how to fly but I know how to read, and that's almost the same thing. — Gregory Maguire Copy Share Image
“A plot, whether abandoned by a reader or pursued rapturously, remains itself, and gets where it is headed even if nobody is… — Gregory Maguire Copy Share Image
“What’s missing from the literature of our species are the stories of the peasants. The filthy illiterate. Those with no firm address,… — Gregory Maguire Copy Share Image
I had written children's books for 14 years before I published 'Wicked.' And none of them were poorly reviewed, and none of… — Gregory Maguire Copy Share Image
“He didn’t remember that a mere book might reek of sex, possibility, fecundity. Yet a book has a ripe furrow and a… — Gregory Maguire Copy Share Image
“Children talk themselves out of their convictions as they grow up and become distracted by their huge selfish selves. All the literature… — Gregory Maguire Copy Share Image
I had written childrens books for 14 years before I published Wicked. And none of them were poorly reviewed, and none of… — Gregory Maguire Copy Share Image
“Brrr, who had never admired books particularly...didn't remember that a mere book might reek of sex, possibility, fecundity. Yet a book has… — Gregory Maguire Copy Share Image
“There are two kinds of anger: hot and cold. Boys and girls experience both, but as they grow up the anger separates according to… — Gregory Maguire Copy Share
No one survives in times of war unless they make war their home. How did I get so old and wise, but for welcoming… — Gregory Maguire Copy Share
“I care as much as I can, but I don’t spend energy caring about things I cannot resolve.” — Gregory Maguire Copy Share
“How many times in a life, he thought, will I lie down in a darkness whose character I cannot imagine, to see what daybreak… — Gregory Maguire Copy Share
Old Flossie settle down on the other side of What-the-Dickens and dragged some handiwork out of a sack. She armed herself with two thorns… — Gregory Maguire Copy Share
I shall pray for your soul,' promised Nessarose. I shall wait for your shoes,' Elphie answered. — Gregory Maguire Copy Share
My first job was scooping ice cream at Friendly's in Albany, New York. I hated the work, most of my colleagues, and the uniform,… — Gregory Maguire Copy Share
I write because I admire the act of rationalization, of seeking clarity in one's understanding of the complexities of life, and I'm bad at… — Gregory Maguire Copy Share
“Do good though, will you?" She blinked brightly at the green girl. "If not for your parents or your grandmother, then for me?” — Gregory Maguire Copy Share
“You always had an eye for the fellow with a decent helping of sausage and hard-boiled eggs.” — Gregory Maguire Copy Share
“You need my help? What for? Bread, cash, a fake identity to help you slip sideways through the cracks? Tell me what you need,… — Gregory Maguire Copy Share
