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> [“Okay,” I say at last. “But you have to teach me how to do animals. I can’t keep myself from wilting when I’m a plant, so I’ve been afraid to try a living form.” She laughs and shifts into the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-maron/okay-i-say-at-last-but-you-have-to-teach-me-how-to-do-animals-i-can-t/)

[Margaret Maron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-maron/)

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## More by Margaret Maron

> [I came to writing mysteries through poetry and still think that a well-constructed mystery is very much like a well-constructed sonnet. Both are artificial…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-maron/i-came-to-writing-mysteries-through-poetry-and-still-think-that-a/)

[Margaret Maron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-maron/)

> [“dutifully stepped forward with her hand extended. “Hello, I’m Sigrid Harald and you are—?” “Mavis Trogden,” the woman said, beaming. “Mavis Rainey, that was.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-maron/dutifully-stepped-forward-with-her-hand-extended-hello-i-m-sigrid/)

[Margaret Maron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-maron/)

> [“cassis, which she took to her bedroom to drink in private”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-maron/cassis-which-she-took-to-her-bedroom-to-drink-in-private/)

[Margaret Maron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-maron/)

> [“Okay,” I say at last. “But you have to teach me how to do animals. I can’t keep myself from wilting when I’m a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-maron/okay-i-say-at-last-but-you-have-to-teach-me-how-to-do-animals-i-can-t/)

[Margaret Maron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-maron/)

> [Every time we start thinking we're the center of the universe, the universe turns around and says with a slightly distracted air, "I'm sorry.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-maron/every-time-we-start-thinking-we-re-the-center-of-the-universe-the/)

[Margaret Maron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-maron/)

> [“Oh, and last week? I changed into a tiger and scared Tommy Bertram so bad he wet his pants. Wait’ll he sees my dragon.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-maron/oh-and-last-week-i-changed-into-a-tiger-and-scared-tommy-bertram-so/)

[Margaret Maron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-maron/)

> [“potential moneymaker. So yes,”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-maron/potential-moneymaker-so-yes/)

[Margaret Maron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-maron/)

> [I get very cranky when interrupted. I snap at people, sigh dramatically and slam my door shut.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-maron/i-get-very-cranky-when-interrupted-i-snap-at-people-sigh-dramatically/)

[Margaret Maron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-maron/)

> [In this vivid depiction of the wiseguys and poor sods who drift through his flawed hero's bar, Con Lehane also shows us their modest…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-maron/in-this-vivid-depiction-of-the-wiseguys-and-poor-sods-who-drift/)

[Margaret Maron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-maron/)

> [A woman’s body doesn’t quit just because her heart breaks.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-maron/a-woman-s-body-doesn-t-quit-just-because-her-heart-breaks/)

[Margaret Maron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-maron/)

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