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# Robin McKinley

(1952)   Children's Writer   United States

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Robin McKinley is a children's writer from the United States, best known for *3 Minutes, Alone with God*.

## Quick Facts About Robin McKinley

Born November 16, 1952

Nationality United States

Profession Children's Writer

Notable works 3 Minutes, Alone with God

Known for Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast, Deerskin, Sunshine, The Hero and the Crown

Spouse Peter Dickinson

## About Robin McKinley

Robin McKinley is an American author famous for fantasy novels and fairy‑tale retellings; her 1984 book The Hero and the Crown won the Newbery Medal. In 2022 the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association named her the 39th Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master for her significant contributions to science‑fiction and fantasy literature.

## Awards & Honors

Newbery Medal Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award World Fantasy Award for Best Collection Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature

##  Quotes by Robin McKinley · Page 4

> [“You can be a really nasty, selfish little jerk when you're scared enough. I was scared enough.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-mckinley/you-can-be-a-really-nasty-selfish-little-jerk-when-you-re-scared/)

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[Afraid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/afraid/)

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> [“he followed me with his eyes as if I wore a black hood and carried an axe, and he was next in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-mckinley/he-followed-me-with-his-eyes-as-if-i-wore-a-black-hood-and-carried-an/)

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[Wore Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/wore-black-341465/)

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> [Everything was an adventure, at night, when you were where you shouldn't be, even if it was somwhere you could go perfectly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-mckinley/everything-was-an-adventure-at-night-when-you-were-where-you-shouldn/)

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[Adventure](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/adventure/)

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> [He looked at her rather as a man looks at a problem that he would very much prefer to do without. She…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-mckinley/he-looked-at-her-rather-as-a-man-looks-at-a-problem-that-he-would/)

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[Distinction](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/distinction/)

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> [ I found that the only way I could control this sorrow was not to think of \[it\] at all, which was almost… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-mckinley/i-found-that-the-only-way-i-could-control-this-sorrow-was-not-to/)

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[Found](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/found/)

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> [“Sylvi wished she could gouge out the look in Dorogin's stony eyes, and change the course of history. She wished Fthoom had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-mckinley/sylvi-wished-she-could-gouge-out-the-look-in-dorogin-s-stony-eyes-and/)

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[Gouge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/gouge-75188/)

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> [“Magicians scorned talking to animals; animal thoughts weren't nearly orderly enough to suit magicians, and were always full of large untidy preoccupations,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-mckinley/magicians-scorned-talking-to-animals-animal-thoughts-weren-t-nearly/)

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[Animal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/animal/)

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> [“Her betrothed is a lout, her father is a boor; and now her brother is trailing around looking like a thunderstorm about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-mckinley/her-betrothed-is-a-lout-her-father-is-a-boor-and-now-her-brother-is/)

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[Betrothed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/betrothed/)

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> [It seems to me further, that it is very odd that fate should leave so careful a trail, and spend so little…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-mckinley/it-seems-to-me-further-that-it-is-very-odd-that-fate-should-leave-so/)

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[Careful](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/careful/)

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> [“But their strength is the strength of numbers and of stubbornness and persistence; do not underestimate it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-mckinley/but-their-strength-is-the-strength-of-numbers-and-of-stubbornness-and/)

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[Strength](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/strength/)

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> [I get a little cranky with the whole business about kids not having attention spans. This reminds me of the usual business…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-mckinley/i-get-a-little-cranky-with-the-whole-business-about-kids-not-having/)

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[Attention](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/attention/)

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> [“Don't you mind being short?' she blurted. He spread his small hands and looked at them. 'I am a magician, not a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-mckinley/don-t-you-mind-being-short-she-blurted-he-spread-his-small-hands-and/)

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[Bad thing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bad-thing/)

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> [“The man paused and added with a grin, "He also wishes your porter's head on a silver plate for not opening the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-mckinley/the-man-paused-and-added-with-a-grin-he-also-wishes-your-porter-s/)

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[Sheriff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/sheriff/)

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> [What you describe is how it happens to everyone: magic does slide through you, and disappear, and come back later looking like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-mckinley/what-you-describe-is-how-it-happens-to-everyone-magic-does-slide/)

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[Dark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dark/)

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> [“It's funny, because I had thought, living through those first two months after the night at the lake, that the great crisis…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-mckinley/it-s-funny-because-i-had-thought-living-through-those-first-two/)

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[Change](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/change/)

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> [What we can do, we must do: we must use what we are given, and we must use it the best we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-mckinley/what-we-can-do-we-must-do-we-must-use-what-we-are-given-and-we-must/)

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[Darling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/darling/)

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> [ My kind \[vampires\] does not surprise easily," he said. "You surprised me, this morning. I have thus used up my full quota… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-mckinley/my-kind-vampires-does-not-surprise-easily-he-said-you-surprised-me/)

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[Consternation](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/consternation/)

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> [She laughed at him then, because he sounded like a small boy, not like a very large grown-up Beast with a voice…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-mckinley/she-laughed-at-him-then-because-he-sounded-like-a-small-boy-not-like/)

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[Beast](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/beast/)

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> [At least I was true. My intellectual abilities gave me a release, and an excuse. I shunned company because I preferred books;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-mckinley/at-least-i-was-true-my-intellectual-abilities-gave-me-a-release-and/)

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[Ability](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ability/)

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> [“There are stories about "good" vampires like there are stories about the loathly lady who, after a hearty meal of raw horse…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-mckinley/there-are-stories-about-good-vampires-like-there-are-stories-about/)

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[Beautiful lady](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/beautiful-lady/)

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> [“Her fingers crawled upwards and touched the outer curve of her breast, and the fingers paused, quaking in fear; but after the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-mckinley/her-fingers-crawled-upwards-and-touched-the-outer-curve-of-her-breast/)

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[Fear](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fear/)

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> [“I want no presents from the Beast,” said Father. “Is he trying to buy us off? Let him take his rich gifts…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-mckinley/i-want-no-presents-from-the-beast-said-father-is-he-trying-to-buy-us/)

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[Father](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/father/)

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> [“One of the biggest, and possibly the biggest, obstacle to becoming a writer... is learning to live with the fact that the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-mckinley/one-of-the-biggest-and-possibly-the-biggest-obstacle-to-becoming-a-2/)

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[Good thing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/good-thing/)

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> [“Cats were often familiars to workers of magic because to anyone used to wrestling with self-willed, wayward, devious magic—which was what all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-mckinley/cats-were-often-familiars-to-workers-of-magic-because-to-anyone-used/)

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[Cats](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cats/)

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> [“She wondered if her father had awakened yet, if he had missed her, if Jeweltongue would tell him she was only out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-mckinley/she-wondered-if-her-father-had-awakened-yet-if-he-had-missed-her-if/)

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[Beast](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/beast/)

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> [Oh,' she said, too bone-weary to pretend: 'I would far rather that I love you as I saw yesterday I do than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-mckinley/oh-she-said-too-bone-weary-to-pretend-i-would-far-rather-that-i-love/)

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[Bones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bones/)

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> [“I knew you'd figure it out," he said. "And I hoped that by the time you figured it out, you would be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-mckinley/i-knew-you-d-figure-it-out-he-said-and-i-hoped-that-by-the-time-you/)

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[Figured](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/figured/)

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> [“There are always cats around Charlie's, but they are usually refugees seeking asylum from the local rat population, and rather desperately friendly.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-mckinley/there-are-always-cats-around-charlie-s-but-they-are-usually-refugees/)

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[Cats](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cats/)

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> [Mice are terribly chatty. They will chat about anything, and if there is nothing to chat about, they will chat about having…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-mckinley/mice-are-terribly-chatty-they-will-chat-about-anything-and-if-there/)

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[Mice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/mice/)

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> [“--including Rilly, who was beside herself with excitement, and her mother, who was beside herself with Rilly--”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-mckinley/including-rilly-who-was-beside-herself-with-excitement-and-her-mother/)

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[Mother](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/mother/)

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> [But the world turns, and even legends change; and somewhere there is a border, and sometime, perhaps, someone will decide to cross…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-mckinley/but-the-world-turns-and-even-legends-change-and-somewhere-there-is-a/)

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[Border](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/border/)

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> [“She looked at them as they looked at each other, and knew why, for the hopelessness was as bright in their eyes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-mckinley/she-looked-at-them-as-they-looked-at-each-other-and-knew-why-for-the/)

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[Bright eyes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bright-eyes/)

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> [“They are all so beautiful,' she said. He looked down at her. 'Not half so beautiful as you are,' he said. 'Nor…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-mckinley/they-are-all-so-beautiful-she-said-he-looked-down-at-her-not-half-so/)

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[Beautiful](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/beautiful/)

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> [“Majid gave me a brief dazzling golden stare and then half-lidded his eyes again. I know when my life is being threatened.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-mckinley/majid-gave-me-a-brief-dazzling-golden-stare-and-then-half-lidded-his/)

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[Cats](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cats/)

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> [“I'd always had a guilty preference for fiction. Since I seemed now to be living fiction, this proved to have been an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-mckinley/i-d-always-had-a-guilty-preference-for-fiction-since-i-seemed-now-to/)

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[Books](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/books/)

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> [It was too important a matter, this talking to people, and listening to them, to do it lightly or often.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-mckinley/it-was-too-important-a-matter-this-talking-to-people-and-listening-to/)

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[Important](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/important/)

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> [ \[Gonturan\] is a true friend, but a friend with thoughts of her own, and the thoughts of others are dangerous. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-mckinley/gonturan-is-a-true-friend-but-a-friend-with-thoughts-of-her-own-and/)

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[Dangerous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dangerous/)

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> [“Shadows drifted across the pale sand, from one shaded hollow to the next clump of dry bush. It was a game she…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-mckinley/shadows-drifted-across-the-pale-sand-from-one-shaded-hollow-to-the/)

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[Harry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/harry/)

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> [“In fact, she would have added the rider that she wasn't sure it could be done at all, getting to know someone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-mckinley/in-fact-she-would-have-added-the-rider-that-she-wasn-t-sure-it-could/)

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> [“Mr. Responsible Media was looking rebellious, but this was my country. I was the Cinnamon Roll Queen and most of those assembled…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-mckinley/mr-responsible-media-was-looking-rebellious-but-this-was-my-country-i/)

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## Robin McKinley by topic

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