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> [a man who builds a house never really dies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-mahy/a-man-who-builds-a-house-never-really-dies/)

[Margaret Mahy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-mahy/)

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## More by Margaret Mahy

> [In a way, the characters often do take over.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-mahy/in-a-way-the-characters-often-do-take-over/)

[Margaret Mahy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-mahy/)

> [When you are writing, of course, you have to do all that writing and correcting for yourself. When I was a librarian it was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-mahy/when-you-are-writing-of-course-you-have-to-do-all-that-writing-and/)

[Margaret Mahy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-mahy/)

> [“All right," said Eden. "After all, we've got to hide somewhere. And even if they move on a bit faster than we can, they'll…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-mahy/all-right-said-eden-after-all-we-ve-got-to-hide-somewhere-and-even-if/)

[Margaret Mahy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-mahy/)

> [a man who builds a house never really dies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-mahy/a-man-who-builds-a-house-never-really-dies/)

[Margaret Mahy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-mahy/)

> [Anyone interested in the world generally can't help being interested in young adult culture - in the music, the bands, the books, the fashions,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-mahy/anyone-interested-in-the-world-generally-can-t-help-being-interested/)

[Margaret Mahy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-mahy/)

> [“I don't know everything I feel, but I do know this. You mustn't ever want anyone but me, Big Science. If you look at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-mahy/i-don-t-know-everything-i-feel-but-i-do-know-this-you-mustn-t-ever/)

[Margaret Mahy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-mahy/)

> [I, personally, have found reading a continual support to writing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-mahy/i-personally-have-found-reading-a-continual-support-to-writing/)

[Margaret Mahy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-mahy/)

> [“Stamp, your name is to be Laura. I'm sharing my name with you. I'm putting my power into you and you must do my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-mahy/stamp-your-name-is-to-be-laura-i-m-sharing-my-name-with-you-i-m/)

[Margaret Mahy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-mahy/)

> [Reading is very creative - it's not just a passive thing. I write a story; it goes out into the world; somebody reads it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-mahy/reading-is-very-creative-it-s-not-just-a-passive-thing-i-write-a/)

[Margaret Mahy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-mahy/)

> [“Fattening!” said Troy, looking at Tabitha’s round face and plump arms. “If I don’t mind being fat, I don’t see why other people should…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-mahy/fattening-said-troy-looking-at-tabitha-s-round-face-and-plump-arms-if/)

[Margaret Mahy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-mahy/)

> [Ellis's understanding of himself and the world around him certainly develops because of his adventures, and part of that development comes through recognizing other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-mahy/ellis-s-understanding-of-himself-and-the-world-around-him-certainly/)

[Margaret Mahy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-mahy/)

> [Being a librarian certainly helped me with my writing because it made me even more of a reader, and I was always an enthusiastic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-mahy/being-a-librarian-certainly-helped-me-with-my-writing-because-it-made/)

[Margaret Mahy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-mahy/)

> [It can certainly happen that characters in more sophisticated stories can ake over as they develop and change the author's original ideas. Well, it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-mahy/it-can-certainly-happen-that-characters-in-more-sophisticated-stories/)

[Margaret Mahy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-mahy/)

> [I was able to work out all sorts of attitudes to style and event and character, all of which affected the way I came…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-mahy/i-was-able-to-work-out-all-sorts-of-attitudes-to-style-and-event-and/)

[Margaret Mahy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-mahy/)

> [“These were true things, Laura knew, but they were only part of the truth which was something less orderly than Kate made it sound.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-mahy/these-were-true-things-laura-knew-but-they-were-only-part-of-the/)

[Margaret Mahy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-mahy/)

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