“They spoke politely and with deference to the adults, whereas it went against my nature not to speak plainly. To many people speaking plainly is the same as speaking rudely. Whereas to me, if one was direct, it saved time… — Theresa Breslin Copy Share Image
“The Maestro spoke again. "When we are not, at what point do we become?" I could not reply. For I had grasped no shape… — Theresa Breslin Copy Share Image
In addition to being a writer, I'm a librarian - professionally trained and everything. — Theresa Breslin Copy Share Image
“What makes a human being want to kill another who has done him no personal harm? Patriotism.” — Theresa Breslin Copy Share Image
“I peered at his writing, but I could make nothing of it. Then I saw why, and my soul chilled like marble. His writing… — Theresa Breslin Copy Share Image
“I must tell you this, Maggie. Your letters are my lifeline. Your threat to stop them terrified me. Never stop writing to me, I… — Theresa Breslin Copy Share Image
“If you are not a Conchie, what are you man?' demanded the Major. After some moments' thought, Francis said, 'I am a human being… — Theresa Breslin Copy Share Image
“This was not completely true. I had run so fast that I still had a stitch in my side, but I did not want… — Theresa Breslin Copy Share Image
“Being illegitimate is a technicality. It does not mean that there is anything wrong with you. Men use "bastard" as a curse. But to… — Theresa Breslin Copy Share Image
“The scribe was a strict teacher and he did not accept anything less than perfect... Like a mother sensing the baby quickening within her,… — Theresa Breslin Copy Share Image
One of the reasons I began to write was because I wanted stories for my children where the characters spoke as they did and… — Theresa Breslin Copy Share Image
In order to deliver the emotional truth in the story, you have to include some of the literal truth. — Theresa Breslin Copy Share Image
My hope is for a literature that raises the language above the ordinary, makes words both functional and emotional, and to resonate at the… — Theresa Breslin Copy Share Image
