Meg Cabot Quotes

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• There's nothing secret about it. Everyone knows that I am waiting for my real parents, the king and queen, to come restore me to my…
• Save your rejections so that later when you are famous you can show them to people and laugh.
• I actually love writing for teens best. I had such an awful time in my own teen years - I love having the chance to…
• No matter how nice the company one might be with, however, it is never pleasant to have a rifle pointed at one's back.
• Screenwriting is a much more collaborative effort. When you write a novel, it's just you, with input from your editor.
• Growing up, I mostly read comic books and sci-fi. Then I discovered the book 'Jane Eyre' by Jane Austen. It introduced me to the world…
• In high school, I was very active in extracurricular activities such as art, theatre, and choir. I also wrote for the school newspaper, but not…
• Write the kind of story you would like to read. People will give you all sorts of advice about writing, but if you are not…
• Writing used to be my hobby, but now that it's my job, I have no hobby - except watching TV and laying around the pool…
• In order for people to be happy, sometimes they have to take risks. It's true these risks can put them in danger of being hurt.
• Pretty isn't the only thing that matters - being smart and kind matters more, of course - but all daughters should hear from their moms…
• My favorite book of all time is Cold Comfort Farm, by Stella Gibbons.
• I was too lazy to start a whole new story, so I just stuck a princess into the story I was working on... and The…
• My original inspiration was my mom: a few years after the death of my dad, she started dating one my teachers!
• I really wanted to be veterinarian, but I got a 410 on my math SATs.
• It's only in fairy tales that princesses can afford to wait for the handsome prince to save them. In real life, they have to bust…
• In a way, I was incredibly proud of her (not that I had any intention of letting it show while I was beating the crap…
• A WRINKLE IN TIME is one of my favorite books of all time. I've read it so often, I know it by heart. Meg Murry…
• It wasn't until Hope fluttered over and landed at Alex's feet, peering questioningly up at him, that he finally tore his hands away from his…
• For each book, I do end up making a kind of playlist to fit the characters.

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