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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 6

> [I advise those who want to become writers to study veterinary medicine, which is easier. You don't want to be a writer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-mckinley/i-advise-those-who-want-to-become-writers-to-study-veterinary/)

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[Advise](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/advise/)

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> [the bus timetable sites are all run by an inbred cabal of malicious gnomes. Who don’t speak English. And who don’t count…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-mckinley/the-bus-timetable-sites-are-all-run-by-an-inbred-cabal-of-malicious/)

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[Bus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bus/)

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> [“Balthazar was disappointed by all the walking, but he was accustomed to such disappointment. -Hellhound”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-mckinley/balthazar-was-disappointed-by-all-the-walking-but-he-was-accustomed/)

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[Balthazar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/balthazar/)

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> [“There's always a nest time,' said the king, 'unfortunately. You just don't know what it's going to be about.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-mckinley/there-s-always-a-nest-time-said-the-king-unfortunately-you-just-don-t/)

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[King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/king/)

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> [Those single-track military minds never think to ask their cleaning staff for help in giant lethal marauding creature matters.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-mckinley/those-single-track-military-minds-never-think-to-ask-their-cleaning/)

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[Cleaning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cleaning/)

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> [I didn’t want to know that the monster that lived under your bed when you were a kid not only really is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-mckinley/i-didn-t-want-to-know-that-the-monster-that-lived-under-your-bed-when/)

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[Bed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bed/)

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> [“How does a hundred-and-eighty-pound man turn into a ninety-pound wolf? Where does the leftover ninety go? Does he park it in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-mckinley/how-does-a-hundred-and-eighty-pound-man-turn-into-a-ninety-pound-wolf/)

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[Humor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/humor/)

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> [“But he hated to see his people people unhappy--because he was a good king, not because he was a nervous one--”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-mckinley/but-he-hated-to-see-his-people-people-unhappy-because-he-was-a-good/)

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[King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/king/)

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> [Why do you tell me... so much?" Luthe considered her. "I tell you... some you need to know, and some you have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-mckinley/why-do-you-tell-me-so-much-luthe-considered-her-i-tell-you-some-you/)

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[Hurt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hurt/)

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> [The great thing about fantasy is that you can drag dreams and longings and hopes and fears and strivings out of your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-mckinley/the-great-thing-about-fantasy-is-that-you-can-drag-dreams-and/)

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[Drag](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/drag/)

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> [“The merrel also knew its wing had not healed. But I could reach a great height once more before it failed me,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-mckinley/the-merrel-also-knew-its-wing-had-not-healed-but-i-could-reach-a/)

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[Captivity](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/captivity/)

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> [“She had not meant to name them, but she could not help herself; and having done so she thought, Let their names…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-mckinley/she-had-not-meant-to-name-them-but-she-could-not-help-herself-and/)

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[Fairy tales](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fairy-tales/)

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> [People forgot; it was in the nature of people to forget, to blur boundaries, to retell stories to come out the way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-mckinley/people-forgot-it-was-in-the-nature-of-people-to-forget-to-blur/)

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[Blur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/blur/)

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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-2/)

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[Attractive](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/attractive/)

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> [“No wonder he'd never really finished becoming one of us. We just thought it was because he was half Japanese, and lived…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-mckinley/no-wonder-he-d-never-really-finished-becoming-one-of-us-we-just/)

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[Humor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/humor/)

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> [She, too, spoke only when the queen or king addressed her first, but she looked searchingly at every supplicant, and her clear…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-mckinley/she-too-spoke-only-when-the-queen-or-king-addressed-her-first-but-she/)

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[Clear](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/clear/)

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> [“There was something very odd about the carpet this morning… More hedgehogs? Many more hedgehogs? Positively a lake of hedgehogs?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-mckinley/there-was-something-very-odd-about-the-carpet-this-morning-more/)

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[Carpet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/carpet/)

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> [“Friends you will have need of, for in you two worlds meet. There is no one on both sides with you, so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-mckinley/friends-you-will-have-need-of-for-in-you-two-worlds-meet-there-is-no/)

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[Being true](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/being-true/)

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> [“She wished for Ebono as she wished every time she saw Lrrianay at her father's shoulder, or any pegasus at any bond-mate's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-mckinley/she-wished-for-ebono-as-she-wished-every-time-she-saw-lrrianay-at-her/)

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[Missing someone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/missing-someone/)

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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/)

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[Becoming](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/becoming/)

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> [...and again she wished for Sherwood, and the dappled roof of leaves that never weighed upon her. She pulled her scarf closer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-mckinley/and-again-she-wished-for-sherwood-and-the-dappled-roof-of-leaves-that/)

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[Behinds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/behinds/)

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> [“Don't let the title mislead you," Arlbeth told her. "The king is simply the visible one. I'm so visible, in fact, that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-mckinley/don-t-let-the-title-mislead-you-arlbeth-told-her-the-king-is-simply/)

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[Delegation](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/delegation/)

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> [What was she to say? "The prodigal has returned? The mutineer wishes to be reinstated? The subordinate, having gone to a great…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-mckinley/what-was-she-to-say-the-prodigal-has-returned-the-mutineer-wishes-to/)

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[Deals](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/deals/)

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> [I smiled. "I understand now. But It doesn't matter and you needn't apologize. They have been very kind to me too. Even…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-mckinley/i-smiled-i-understand-now-but-it-doesn-t-matter-and-you-needn-t/)

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[Apologizing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/apologizing/)

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> [Write what you want to read. The person you know best in this world is you. Listen to yourself. If you are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-mckinley/write-what-you-want-to-read-the-person-you-know-best-in-this-world-is/)

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

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## Robin McKinley by topic

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