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> ["Don't let go!" he orders. Harper's hand is dry and soothing, while mine is sweaty with fear. We've never held hands before. I think about what it means in the village when boys and girls only a few years older…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-haddix/don-t-let-go-he-orders-harper-s-hand-is-dry-and-soothing-while-mine/)

[Margaret Haddix](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-haddix/)

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## More by Margaret Haddix

> [I started trying to write when I was in second or third grade.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-haddix/i-started-trying-to-write-when-i-was-in-second-or-third-grade/)

[Margaret Haddix](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-haddix/)

> [After I've sent my revised draft to my agent and editor, they suggest more improvement sand again, this revision phase can take anywhere from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-haddix/after-i-ve-sent-my-revised-draft-to-my-agent-and-editor-they-suggest/)

[Margaret Haddix](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-haddix/)

> [I write a book over a period of months or years, and when I'm done with it, usually another year goes by before I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-haddix/i-write-a-book-over-a-period-of-months-or-years-and-when-i-m-done/)

[Margaret Haddix](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-haddix/)

> [Eventually the bad stuff I'm writing turns into better stuff. Other times, I've just walked away from what I was working on, and figured…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-haddix/eventually-the-bad-stuff-i-m-writing-turns-into-better-stuff-other/)

[Margaret Haddix](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-haddix/)

> [Sometimes I can spend as long revising a manuscript as I spent writing it in the first place.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-haddix/sometimes-i-can-spend-as-long-revising-a-manuscript-as-i-spent/)

[Margaret Haddix](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-haddix/)

> [I loved to read when I was a kid, and as soon as I realized that an actual person got to make up the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-haddix/i-loved-to-read-when-i-was-a-kid-and-as-soon-as-i-realized-that-an/)

[Margaret Haddix](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-haddix/)

> [The deadlines are much, much longer with books. When I was a reporter, a lot of times I'd come in at 8:30 a.m., get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-haddix/the-deadlines-are-much-much-longer-with-books-when-i-was-a-reporter-a/)

[Margaret Haddix](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-haddix/)

> [He looked at the piles of food again, and it was like he was seeing it with new eyes. This is wrong, he thought.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-haddix/he-looked-at-the-piles-of-food-again-and-it-was-like-he-was-seeing-it-2/)

[Margaret Haddix](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-haddix/)

> [I like the fact that kids are willing to be imaginative and go along with me when I'm telling strange tales.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-haddix/i-like-the-fact-that-kids-are-willing-to-be-imaginative-and-go-along/)

[Margaret Haddix](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-haddix/)

> [It's just so much fun to make up characters, situations, and everything else about a story. I have so much freedom and flexibility to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-haddix/it-s-just-so-much-fun-to-make-up-characters-situations-and-everything/)

[Margaret Haddix](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-haddix/)

> ["Don't let go!" he orders. Harper's hand is dry and soothing, while mine is sweaty with fear. We've never held hands before. I think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-haddix/don-t-let-go-he-orders-harper-s-hand-is-dry-and-soothing-while-mine/)

[Margaret Haddix](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-haddix/)

> [I was lucky enough not to face any required summer reading lists until I went to college. So I still think of summer as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-haddix/i-was-lucky-enough-not-to-face-any-required-summer-reading-lists/)

[Margaret Haddix](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-haddix/)

> [I like playing around with the words; I love it when I feel like I've picked the exact right word to describe whatever it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-haddix/i-like-playing-around-with-the-words-i-love-it-when-i-feel-like-i-ve/)

[Margaret Haddix](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-haddix/)

> [Generally I finish a first draft in 2-6 months, then I set it aside for a while so that when I come back to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-haddix/generally-i-finish-a-first-draft-in-2-6-months-then-i-set-it-aside/)

[Margaret Haddix](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-haddix/)

> [When writing isn't going well-then the bad thing about being a writer is that I also have the freedom and flexibility to do something…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-haddix/when-writing-isn-t-going-well-then-the-bad-thing-about-being-a-writer/)

[Margaret Haddix](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-haddix/)

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