Best Margaret Mahy Quotes
- There are certainly times when my own everyday life seems to retreat so the life of the story can take me over. That is why… Abandon
- When you are writing, of course, you have to do all that writing and correcting for yourself. When I was a librarian it was expected… All
- Of course there are big differences in length and character and vocabulary, but each level has its particular pleasures when it comes to the words… Big
- The novels take longer to write than the picture book texts, and they do take a different sort of concentration. However, a very short, simple… Any
- New Zealand is the only country I know well enough to write about. It can sometimes lead to complications. Complication
- Will you still love me when I'm a monster? Inspirational
- I'm the Beast. You're the Beauty," he said. "It's all a story, isn't it? All
- For in some ways the world was like a shopping centre, and he himself was a doubtful customer, often ineffectual, being talked into buying things… Buy
- Reading is very creative - it's not just a passive thing. I write a story; it goes out into the world; somebody reads it and,… Completes
- It changes you for ever, but you are changing for ever anyway. Changes
- There are always two people involved in cruelty, aren't there? One to be vicious and someone to suffer! And what's the use of getting rid… Always Two
- They are imaginary characters. But perhaps not solely the products of my imagination, since there are some aspects of the characters that relate to my… Aspects
- I once knew a house rather like The Land of Smiles - an old house occupied by a varied collection of young people, mainly students.… Been
- Ellis's understanding of himself and the world around him certainly develops because of his adventures, and part of that development comes through recognizing other people… Adventures
- It can certainly happen that characters in more sophisticated stories can ake over as they develop and change the author's original ideas. Well, it certainly… Certainly Happen