I am one of those authors who believes (perhaps foolishly) that she is in complete control of the story. — Megan Chance Copy Share Image
I read a ton of fiction - historical, contemporary, literary, commercial, I love it all. — Megan Chance Copy Share Image
To be honest, I wrote so many drafts of this book [ The Nightingale ] and changed the characters so many times;… — Megan Chance Copy Share Image
The woman who led [downed airmen] was named Andrée De Jongh and her story - one of heroism and peril and astounding… — Megan Chance Copy Share Image
I love what I call "re-imagining," where I throw everything up in the air and let it fall in a different way.… — Megan Chance Copy Share Image
I had read a lot of books on World War II, but I didn't know that downed airmen had hiked over the… — Megan Chance Copy Share Image
[ The Nightingale ]ended up being a huge undertaking - a daunting amount of research on a subject that many people know… — Megan Chance Copy Share Image
Of course, there are hundreds of novels and authors that have influenced me. But to choose three, they are: Stephen King/The Stand… — Megan Chance Copy Share Image
In the end, the best part of the whole book [The Nightingale ] to me was the research, reading about the courageous,… — Megan Chance Copy Share Image
“The two of you made something so beautiful it changed the way I saw it. I’ll never think of those places the same way… — Megan Chance Copy Share Image
Sight is one of the most easily deceived senses. I could make a coin disappear and your eyes would believe it gone, even if… — Megan Chance Copy Share Image
[I am more than happy to invite my five favorite fictional characters.]Roland Deschain from Stephen King's Dark Tower series. There's a whole world about… — Megan Chance Copy Share Image
Logic only tells us what's there; it can't really address what isn't. Even the most devoted empiricist must admit that we have no hope… — Megan Chance Copy Share Image
I love women being the heroes of the piece. There is just something so dramatic and important about this story [The Nightingale ]. — Megan Chance Copy Share Image
I know I'm not normal in this, but [ Severus ] Snape is absolutely my favorite character in the Harry Potter books. He is… — Megan Chance Copy Share Image
“There are no white knights, Soph. Not like in your stories. You have to see people for what they are, not what you want… — Megan Chance Copy Share Image
Trying to justify a world we don't hold all the answers to is what bedevils the best of us. Sometimes it's better just to… — Megan Chance Copy Share Image
“Few men ever wonder such things. They are the center of the world, after all. But women are not so different in what they… — Megan Chance Copy Share Image
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![“The woman who led [downed airmen] was named Andrée De Jongh and her story - one of heroism and peril and astounding courage - became the inspiration for my novel.” quote by Megan Chance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/655/megan-chance-8853_airmen_the-woman-who-led-downed-airmen-was-name_1120273.jpg)
![“[ The Nightingale ]ended up being a huge undertaking - a daunting amount of research on a subject that many people know intimately, a country I had not yet been to when I first started planning the book, an entire war.” quote by Megan Chance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/c14/megan-chance-8853_amount_the-nightingale-ended-up-being-a-huge-un_1019816.jpg)
![“In the end, the best part of the whole book [The Nightingale ] to me was the research, reading about the courageous, ordinary French women who put their lives on the line to save others. It was really inspirational.” quote by Megan Chance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/a83/megan-chance-8853_book_in-the-end-the-best-part-of-the-whole-bo_2704210.jpg)
![“[I am more than happy to invite my five favorite fictional characters.]Roland Deschain from Stephen King's Dark Tower series. There's a whole world about Roland left to know. I've got questions. He'd have answers. So pour him a glass of wine.” quote by Megan Chance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/7ad/megan-chance-8853_answers_i-am-more-than-happy-to-invite-my-five-f_150541.jpg)
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![“I love women being the heroes of the piece. There is just something so dramatic and important about this story [The Nightingale ].” quote by Megan Chance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/556/megan-chance-8853_dramatic_i-love-women-being-the-heroes-of-the-pie_323810.jpg)
![“I know I'm not normal in this, but [ Severus ] Snape is absolutely my favorite character in the Harry Potter books. He is completely mortal - good, bad, strong, weak, motivated by hatred, motivated by love. A gorgeous, compelling, complex character who definitely earns a spot at my table.” quote by Megan Chance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/a1d/megan-chance-8853_book_i-know-i-m-not-normal-in-this-but-severu_332070.jpg)
