A pause while my mother made high-pitched sisterly devotions of gratitude. — Maureen Johnson Copy Share Image
Money is for doing things, my love. Don't sit on it like a hen sits on an egg. It doesn't hatch. I… — Maureen Johnson Copy Share Image
And if we get caught, I will claim I made you go. At gunpoint. I am American. People will assume I'm armed. — Maureen Johnson Copy Share Image
The truth was that she had managed to betray everyone by doing nothing. No one in history had ever done less and… — Maureen Johnson Copy Share Image
This kind of thing always amazed Ginny--people who just walked away from institutions. People who left school when they didn't see the… — Maureen Johnson Copy Share Image
'Harry Potter' achieved a very special act of actual magic: it made it completely acceptable for an adult to carry around, read… — Maureen Johnson Copy Share Image
Harry Potter achieved a very special act of actual magic: it made it completely acceptable for an adult to carry around, read… — Maureen Johnson Copy Share Image
But we made our own fun, mostly. I recall a time, many years later, when American children seemed unable to amuse themselves… — Maureen Johnson Copy Share Image
I read two mysteries a day when I was a kid. All of Agatha Christie, all of 'Sherlock Holmes.' I've seen every… — Maureen Johnson Copy Share Image
There is no normal. I've never met a normal person. The concept is flawed. It implies that there is only one way people are… — Maureen Johnson Copy Share Image
I may have been a complete lunatic, but I was a complete lunatic with manners. — Maureen Johnson Copy Share Image
This kind of thing always amazed Ginny--people who just walked away from institutions. People who left school when they didn't see the point. Aunt… — Maureen Johnson Copy Share Image
Did you hear?" he asked. "They found another body around nine this morning. It's the Ripper, definitely." "Good morning," I replied. "Morning. Listen to… — Maureen Johnson Copy Share Image
She was standing in the airport of Copenhagen, staring at a doorway, trying to figure out if it was (a) a bathroom and (b)… — Maureen Johnson Copy Share Image
When I worked in theater, I was always writing things on Post-it Notes and sticking them on screens or desks. Twitter has given me… — Maureen Johnson Copy Share Image
She had always thought applying to college would be exciting. Living away from home, meeting so many new people, Learning new things, making a… — Maureen Johnson Copy Share Image
“Vitamin D,” Stevie said. “You need it.” “You don’t know that,” he said. “I want to eat my meat in my room with the… — Maureen Johnson Copy Share Image
No one hid their interest when I walked into the room. I'm not sure if it was the news about Boo or my general… — Maureen Johnson Copy Share Image
You'd been petting a stuffed dog?' she said 'A dead one?' 'It was a really well stuffed dog' I clarified. 'I have seen some… — Maureen Johnson Copy Share Image
“When she emerged, Keith was watching the tiny round window of the under-the-counter washing machine. "Put your clothes in for a wash," he said.… — Maureen Johnson Copy Share Image
