“The Maestro spoke again. "When we are not, at what point do we become?" I could not reply. For I had grasped no shape of his thoughts. I understood neither what he said nor his intent behind it.” — Theresa Breslin Copy Share Image
“He could quite quickly become detached from the nuances of common human emotion. Particularly if he was engaged in some aspect of a scientific problem or research. His work excluded any consideration for the feelings of those around him. And… — 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
When I was young, I read everything I could lay my hands on, but the Scots in my storybooks spent their time fighting glorious… — Theresa Breslin Copy Share Image
What I try to do - and I think this is the former librarian in me - is to get primary source material. — Theresa Breslin Copy Share Image
In addition to exploring imaginative worlds, I believe that young people should have access to reading material that validates their life, that gives them… — Theresa Breslin Copy Share Image
