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> [The idea for a book usually bubbles up from my sub-conscious when I am drifting off to sleep. Each one has started as a line or two that I've heard in my head. As a writer, you have to leave…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marie-bradby/the-idea-for-a-book-usually-bubbles-up-from-my-sub-conscious-when-i/)

[Marie Bradby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marie-bradby/)

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## More by Marie Bradby

> [The idea for a book usually bubbles up from my sub-conscious when I am drifting off to sleep. Each one has started as a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marie-bradby/the-idea-for-a-book-usually-bubbles-up-from-my-sub-conscious-when-i/)

[Marie Bradby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marie-bradby/)

> [Every person in the world should have the right to learn to read and go to school. It's our responsibility, as global citizens, to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marie-bradby/every-person-in-the-world-should-have-the-right-to-learn-to-read-and/)

[Marie Bradby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marie-bradby/)

> [My books are like my children. I love them all.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marie-bradby/my-books-are-like-my-children-i-love-them-all/)

[Marie Bradby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marie-bradby/)

> [I am from many places. I am from a hike across Tuscany...waves of golden wheat undulating on the hills...tractors plowing new vineyards...taxi drivers yelling,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marie-bradby/i-am-from-many-places-i-am-from-a-hike-across-tuscany-waves-of-golden/)

[Marie Bradby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marie-bradby/)

> [No strict schedule, but I write nearly daily in my journal. Sometimes I go back and pull out things to give to my characters…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marie-bradby/no-strict-schedule-but-i-write-nearly-daily-in-my-journal-sometimes-i/)

[Marie Bradby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marie-bradby/)

> [I always say the next book is my favorite, because without a "next" book, you don't really have a career as a book author.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marie-bradby/i-always-say-the-next-book-is-my-favorite-because-without-a-next-book/)

[Marie Bradby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marie-bradby/)

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