Maureen Johnson Quotes

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• English rain feels obligatory, like paperwork. It dampens already damn days and slicks the stones.
• I may have been a complete lunatic, but I was a complete lunatic with manners.
• Kissing is something that makes up for a lot of other crap you have to put up with...It can be confusing and weird and awkward,…
• But we made our own fun, mostly. I recall a time, many years later, when American children seemed unable to amuse themselves without a fortune…
• Having your back scratched is not the only reason to be married, but it is a good one, especially for those spots that are so…
• Harry Potter achieved a very special act of actual magic: it made it completely acceptable for an adult to carry around, read and enjoy a…
• A woman who shaves or otherwise depilates her pubic curls has a profound interest in recreational sex.
• Guilt isn't always a rational thing, Clio realized. Guilt is a weight that will crush you whether you deserve it or not.
• You've never told me about your love life, Scarlett. You're a very pretty girl. You must have a boy shacked up somewhere for your personal…
• Being an author means, almost by definition, that you make up characters and then complicate their lives. That's it, really. You make up characters and…
• My rule is: the second you find yourself doing something you hate, quit doing it.
• The kids I talk to are readers, and the craziest, the most dedicated readers you will ever see.
• I read two mysteries a day when I was a kid. All of Agatha Christie, all of 'Sherlock Holmes.' I've seen every single British detective…
• I've heard people on panels say, 'You must have a Web site. You need to tweet. Repeat the title of your book constantly,' and I…
• 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 a…
• Claim whatever you want. Say you only want a happy family or a successful career or a big house. I say: no, that's not what…
• Lecturing Brooks was as useful as lecturing a cat.
• The whole "weak in the knees" thing,which she always thought was just some idiotic expression back from the golden age of idiotic expressions,was real. -Suite…
• Debbie had to get up and slice me a thick piece of cake before she could answer. And I do mean thick. Harry Potter volume…
• Writing is one of the few careers for which you essentially train yourself, the other two major ones being juggling and pickpocketing.

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